Niue

N1I1U1E1
/ˈnjuːeɪ/

proper noun

An island and country in Polynesia in Oceania, a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand. Official name: Republic of Niue. Capital: Alofi.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An island and country in Polynesia in Oceania, a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand. Official name: Republic of Niue. Capital: Alofi.

Origin

  1. niuNiuē“behold the coconut palm”
  2. EnglishNiue

From Niuean Niuē (“behold the coconut palm”), from niu (“coconut”) + ē (“o (vocative particle)”).

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Translations

Arabic نِييُوِي
  • نِييُوِي (nīyuwī)island of Niue
Bulgarian Ниуе
  • Ниуе (Niue)island of Niue
Chinese Cantonese 紐埃 /纽埃
  • 紐埃 /纽埃 (nau² oi¹)island of Niue
Chinese Mandarin 紐埃 /纽埃
  • 紐埃 /纽埃 (Niǔ'āi)island of Niue
Czech Niue
  • Niueisland of Niue
Danish Niue
  • Niueisland of Niue
Dutch Niue
  • Niueisland of Niue
Esperanto Niuo
  • Niuoisland of Niue
Estonian Niue
  • Niueisland of Niue
Finnish Niue
  • Niueisland of Niue
French Nioué
  • Niouéisland of Niue
German Niue
  • Niueisland of Niue
Greek Νιούε
  • Νιούε (Nioúe)island of Niue
Hindi निउए
  • निउए (niue)island of Niue
Hungarian Niue
  • Niueisland of Niue
Italian Niue
  • Niueisland of Niue
Japanese ニウエ
  • ニウエ (Niue)island of Niue
Korean 니우에
  • 니우에 (Niue)island of Niue
Lithuanian Niujė
  • Niujėisland of Niue
Norwegian Bokmål Niue
  • Niueisland of Niue
Polish Niue
  • Niueisland of Niue
Portuguese Niue
  • Niueisland of Niue
Punjabi ਨਿਊਏ
  • ਨਿਊਏ (niūē)island of Niue
Romanian Niue
  • Niueisland of Niue
Russian Ниу́э
  • Ниу́э (Niúe)island of Niue
Slovak Niue
  • Niueisland of Niue
Spanish Niue
  • Niueisland of Niue
Swedish Niue
  • Niueisland of Niue
Tamil நியுவே
  • நியுவே (niyuvē)island of Niue
Thai นีวเว
  • นีวเว (niiu-wee)island of Niue
Turkish Niue
  • Niueisland of Niue
Ukrainian Ніу́е
  • Ніу́е (Niúe)island of Niue
Urdu نیووے
  • نیووے (nyove)island of Niue

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Niue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Niue

MLA

“Niue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Niue. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Niue,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Niue.

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