Rotorua

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proper noun

A city, the capital of Rotorua Lakes district, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, on the southern shores of Lake Rotorua.

OriginMāori Rotorua →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Roturua

  1. A city, the capital of Rotorua Lakes district, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, on the southern shores of Lake Rotorua.

    Not everyone in Rotorua is happy with the name Rotovegas (sometimes Roto-Vegas).

    2009 August 17, Peter Calder, “Fat Dog Cafe, Rotorua”, in NZ Herald, archived from the original on 23 Jan 2025
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    New Zealanders call Rotorua Roto Vegas but that's pushing it a bit - Roto Blackpool maybe.

    2002 May 27, Lynn Barber, “Just the spot... for jumping off a cliff”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 09 Sep 2014
  2. A lake in Rotorua district, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand; in full, Lake Rotorua.
  3. A district of the Bay of Plenty region, New Zealand; in full, Rotorua Lakes. Seat: Rotorua.
  4. A lake in Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand; in full, Lake Rotorua.

Origin

  1. MāoriRotorua
  2. EnglishRotorua

From Māori Rotorua.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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