Aotearoa New Zealand

English

Alternative forms

  • Aotearoa-New Zealand, Aotearoa/New Zealand

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɑːəʊtiːəˌɹəʊ.ə nju ˈziːlənd/, /- njuː -/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɑ.oʊtiəˌɹoʊ.ə nu ˈzilənd/
  • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌæoteəɹɐʉ.ɘ njʉː ˈziːlɘnd/, /ˌæotiə-/, /- nʉː -/

Proper noun

Aotearoa New Zealand

  1. A bicultural name for New Zealand.
    • 1988 (March), Human Rights Commission Focus
      The Commission recognises the importance of Māori culture [] to all people of Aotearoa New Zealand.
    • 2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 65:
      In looking further south, to Aotearoa/New Zealand, the forward march of the British is in full show.

References

  • The Dictionary of New Zealand English: A Dictionary of New Zealandisms on Historical Principles, H.W. Orsman (editor), Oxford University Press (Auckland), 1997

See also

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