New Zealandish

adjective

typical of New Zealand

“Don’t try to be more New Zealandish than the New Zealanders.”

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Meanings

adjectiveNew Zealandish (comparative more New Zealandish, superlative most New Zealandish)

comparative more New Zealandish · superlative most New Zealandish

  1. typical of New Zealand

    Don’t try to be more New Zealandish than the New Zealanders.

    1 more example

    I did indeed grow up with a fault line running through me, but that is a very New Zealandish feature when you consider that it is a country of earthquakes and volcanoes.

    (Can we date this quote?), Margaret Mahy, “A dissolving ghost”, in Damien Wilkins, editor, Great sporting moments, published 2005, page 352

Origin

From New Zealand + -ish.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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