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English
Etymology
Maori, long white cloud, from ao (“cloud, daytime, world”) + tea (“white”) + roa (“long, tall”); often translated as "the land of the long white cloud". Probably a reference to the appearance of mountainous land when seen on the horizon from a canoe after an ocean voyage. Originally was in reference to the North Island only. The first recorded mention of Aotearoa as a name for New Zealand as a whole was in 1898 in The Long White Cloud Ao-tea-roa by William Pember Reeves.
Pronunciation
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Aotearoa (New Zealand) (file) - (native) IPA: [ˈaoteaˌɾoa], /ˈaʊtɛəˌrəʊə/
- (New Zealand) IPA: [ˈæoteəˌɹɐʉɘ], [ˈæotiəˌɹɐʉɘ]
Proper noun
Aotearoa
- (New Zealand, obsolete) North Island (of New Zealand).
- (New Zealand) New Zealand (country).
Quotations
- 1981: Aotearoa / rugged individual / glistens like a pearl at the bottom of the world — Split Enz, Six Months in a Leaky Boat
Synonyms
- (North Island): North Island
- (New Zealand): Aotearoa New Zealand, New Zealand
Derived terms
See also
References
- The Dictionary of New Zealand English: A Dictionary of New Zealandisms on Historical Principles, H. W. Orsman (editor), Oxford University Press (Auckland), 1997.
- The New Zealand Oxford Dictionary, T. Deverson & G. Kennedy (editors), Oxford University Press (Victoria), 2005
- The Penguin History of New Zealand, M. King, Penguin Books (Auckland), 2004
References
- The Dictionary of New Zealand English: A Dictionary of New Zealandisms on Historical Principles, H. W. Orsman (editor), Oxford University Press (Auckland), 1997.
- The New Zealand Oxford Dictionary, T. Deverson & G. Kennedy (editors), Oxford University Press (Victoria), 2005
- The Penguin History of New Zealand, M. King, Penguin Books (Auckland), 2004
Maori
Pronunciation
- SAMPA: /"aOtea"rOa/
Proper noun
Aotearoa
- (obsolete) North Island (of New Zealand)
- New Zealand
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