Aotearoa New Zealand

UK/ˌɑːəʊtiːəˌɹəʊ.ə nju ˈziːlənd/UK/- njuː -/US/ˌɑ.oʊtiəˌɹoʊ.ə nu ˈzilənd/New Zealand/ˌæoteəɹɐʉ.ɘ njʉː ˈziːlɘnd/

proper noun

A bicultural name for New Zealand.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Aotearoa-New Zealand · alternative 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.

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    In looking further south, to Aotearoa/New Zealand, the forward march of the British is in full show.

    2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 65

Synonyms & antonyms

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APA

Aotearoa New Zealand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aotearoa%20New%20Zealand

MLA

“Aotearoa New Zealand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aotearoa%20New%20Zealand. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Aotearoa New Zealand,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aotearoa%20New%20Zealand.

Source: Aotearoa New Zealand on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.