New Zealand

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Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) From Dutch Nieuw-Zeeland (new Zeeland) (nieuw calqued as new), after the Dutch settlement in Batavia, which in turn had been named after the Dutch province of Zeeland.

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New Zealand

  1. A country and archipelago in Oceania, to the east of Australia. Official name: New Zealand. Capital: Wellington.
  2. The Realm of New Zealand, including the Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau and the Ross Dependency.
  3. A western suburb of Derby, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3336).
  4. A hamlet in Hilmarton parish, north-central Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0177).

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  • The word is also used in the attributive form, e.g. the New Zealand government.

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  • Tokelauan: Niu Hila

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New Zealand (plural New Zealands)

  1. A rabbit of a breed that originated in California from rabbits imported from New Zealand.

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Danish[edit]

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
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New Zealand

  1. New Zealand (a country and archipelago in Oceania, to the east of Australia)

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:
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New Zealand

  1. New Zealand (a country and archipelago in Oceania, to the east of Australia)

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

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New Zealand

  1. New Zealand (a country and archipelago in Oceania, to the east of Australia)

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