Tauranga

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New Zealand, standard/ˈtaʉ.ra.ŋa/Anglicised, New Zealand/ˈtæʊ.ɹɒŋ.a/

proper noun

A city in the northwest corner of the Bay of Plenty region, on the north coast of the North Island, New Zealand.

OriginMāori Tauranga →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in the northwest corner of the Bay of Plenty region, on the north coast of the North Island, New Zealand.

Origin

  1. MāoriTauranga“anchorage”
  2. EnglishTauranga

From Māori Tauranga (“anchorage”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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