Tokelau

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/ˈtoʊkəlaʊ/

proper noun

Three atolls forming a dependent territory of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean.

OriginTokelauan Tokelau ← Proto-Polynesian *tokelau →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Three atolls forming a dependent territory of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean.

Origin

  1. Proto-Polynesian*tokelau“northwesterly”
  2. Tokelauantokelau“north wind”
  3. TokelauanTokelau
  4. EnglishTokelau

Borrowed from Tokelauan Tokelau, from Tokelauan tokelau (“north wind”), from Proto-Polynesian *tokelau (“northwesterly”). Compare Niuean tokelau (“north”), Māori tokerau (“north”); Rapa Nui tokerau (“wind”).

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Translations

Arabic تُوكِيلَاو
  • تُوكِيلَاو (tūkīlāw)a territory of New Zealand in the Pacific
Bulgarian Токела́у
  • Токела́у (Tokeláu)a territory of New Zealand in the Pacific
Chinese Mandarin 托克勞 /托克劳
  • 托克勞 /托克劳 (Tuōkèláo)a territory of New Zealand in the Pacific
Danish Tokelau
  • Tokelaua territory of New Zealand in the Pacific
Dutch Tokelau-eilanden, Tokelau
  • Tokelau-eilandena territory of New Zealand in the Pacific
  • Tokelaua territory of New Zealand in the Pacific
Esperanto Tokelao
  • Tokelaoa territory of New Zealand in the Pacific
Finnish Tokelau
  • Tokelaua territory of New Zealand in the Pacific
French Tokélaou, Tokelau
  • Tokélaoua territory of New Zealand in the Pacific
  • Tokelaua territory of New Zealand in the Pacific
German Tokelau
  • Tokelaua territory of New Zealand in the Pacific
Greek Τοκελάου
  • Τοκελάου (Tokeláou)a territory of New Zealand in the Pacific
Hungarian Tokelau-szigetek
  • Tokelau-szigeteka territory of New Zealand in the Pacific
Italian Tokelau
  • Tokelaua territory of New Zealand in the Pacific
Japanese トケラウ
  • トケラウ (tokerau)a territory of New Zealand in the Pacific
Māori Tokerau
  • Tokeraua territory of New Zealand in the Pacific
Polish Tokelau
  • Tokelaua territory of New Zealand in the Pacific
Portuguese Tokelau, Toquelau
  • Tokelaua territory of New Zealand in the Pacific
  • Toquelaua territory of New Zealand in the Pacific
Romanian Tokelau
  • Tokelaua territory of New Zealand in the Pacific
Russian Токелау
  • Токелау (Tokelau)a territory of New Zealand in the Pacific
Spanish Tokelau
  • Tokelaua territory of New Zealand in the Pacific
Swedish Tokelau
  • Tokelaua territory of New Zealand in the Pacific
Thai โตเกเลา
  • โตเกเลา (dtohgaylao)a territory of New Zealand in the Pacific
Turkish Tokelau
  • Tokelaua territory of New Zealand in the Pacific
Ukrainian Токела́у
  • Токела́у (Tokeláu)a territory of New Zealand in the Pacific
Cite this entry
APA

Tokelau. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tokelau

MLA

“Tokelau.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tokelau. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tokelau,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tokelau.

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