Aotearoa

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Aotearoa

/aʊ.tɪəˈrɐʉ.a/ New Zealand
/aʊ.teəˈroː.a/ literary
/ˌɑː.əʊ.teəˈrəʊ.ə/ UK
/ˌaʊ.ti.əˈɹoʊ.ə/ US
/ˌɑ.oʊ.ti.əˈroʊ.ə/ US
/aʊˌtæɪ.əˈrɐʉ.ə/ Australia

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Borrowed from Māori Aotearoa (“long white cloud; North Island; New Zealand”), see there for more.

proper noun

New Zealand, obsolete The North Island of New Zealand. he found in the sea this island Aotearoa (the northern island of New Zealand), and he thought he would land there.
Similar: North Island
New Zealand New Zealand, a country in Oceania; the Māori name, used especially in a Polynesian or precolonial context. Aotearoa / rugged individual / glistening like a pearl / at the bottom of the world [...].
Similar: Aotearoa New Zealand, New Zealand

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"Aotearoa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/aotearoa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Aotearoa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/aotearoa

Chicago

"Aotearoa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/aotearoa.

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@misc{aotearoa_2026,
  title = {Aotearoa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aotearoa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}