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New Zealand
- /njʉː ˈzɪələnd/ Australia, New Zealand
- /- ˈziː-/ Australia, New Zealand
- [njʉ ˈzɪəɫənd] New Zealand
- [-ˈzeə-] New Zealand
- /ˌnjuː ˈziːlənd/ UK
- /ˌnjʉw ˈzɪjlənd/ British, Southern, Standard
- /nu ˈzi.lənd/ US
- /ˌnu -/ US
- /ˌnjʉ ˈzilənd/ Scotland
Rhymes with -iːlənd
Where it comes from
Partial calque of Dutch Nieuw-Zeeland (literally “new Zeeland”), nieuw calqued as new, Zeeland borrowed as the respelling Zealand to parallel the historical exonym, after the Dutch settlement in Batavia, which in turn had been named after the Dutch province of Zeeland, from Middle Dutch Sêelant, equivalent to zee (“sea”) + land (“land”).
proper noun
- A country and archipelago of Oceania, to the east of Australia. Official name: New Zealand. Capital: Wellington. The government of New Zealand is looking for a crew to lead the redevelopment of its research headquarters in Antarctica. Built in the 1980s, the country’s Scott Base consists of 12 structures that officials want replaced by three large, interconnected buildings, plus a separate helicopter hangar.
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The Realm of New Zealand, including the Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau and the Ross Dependency.
Similar: Aotearoa, Aotearoa New Zealand, Dominion of New Zealand, Enzed, Godzone, Kiwiland, Land of the Long White Cloud, Maoriland, Nu Zillund, NZ, Zealandia
- A western suburb of Derby, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3336).
- A hamlet in Hilmarton parish, north-central Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0177).
noun New Zealands
- A rabbit of a breed that originated in California from rabbits imported from New Zealand.
Translations
Every language
name country in Oceania
| Español | Nueva Zelanda, Nueva Zelandia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 뉴질랜드 Nyujillaendeu, 신서란 Sinseoran |
| 日本語 | ニュージーランド Nyūjīrando, ニュー・ジーランド Nyū-Jīrando, 乳国 |
| 中文 | 新西蘭 /新西兰 Xīn Xīlán |
| हिन्दी | न्यू ज़ीलंड nyū zīlaṇḍ, न्यूज़ीलैंड nyūzīlaiṇḍ, न्यूज़ीलैण् nyūzīlaiṇ, न्यूज़ीलैण्ड nyūzīlaiṇḍ |
| Kiswahili | Nyuzilandi |
| Português | Nova Zelândia |
| Français | Nouvelle-Zélande |
| Deutsch | Neuseeland |
| Italiano | Nuova Zelanda |
| Ελληνικά | Νέα Ζηλανδία Néa Zilandía |
| Română | Noua Zeelandă |
| Русский | Но́вая Зела́ндия Nóvaja Zelándija |
| Tiếng Việt | Tân Tây Lan |
| العربية | نِيُوزِيلَانْدَا niyūzīlandā, نِيُوزِيلَنْدَا niyūzīlandā, نِيُوزِيلَانْدَة niyūzīlanda, نِيُوزِيلَنْدَة niyūzīlanda, زِيلَانْدَا الجَدِيدَة zīlandā l-jadīda, زِيلَنْدَا الجَدِيدَة zīlandā l-jadīda |
| עברית | נְיוּ זִילַנְד nyú zíland |
name attributive form - relating to New Zealand
| Español | neozelandés |
|---|---|
| Português | neozelandês |
| Français | néo-zélandais |
| Deutsch | neuseeländisch |
| Ελληνικά | νεοζηλανδικός neozilandikós |
| Română | neozeelandez |
| Русский | новозела́ндский novozelándskij |
| العربية | نْيُوزِيلَنْدِيّ nyūzīlandiyy |
Talk about this word "New Zealand." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/new%20zealand. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. New Zealand. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/new%20zealand "New Zealand." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/new%20zealand.Cite this
@misc{new_zealand_2026,
title = {New Zealand},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/new%20zealand},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
