Otago

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Otago

/əˈtɐːɡɐʉ/ New Zealand
/əˈtɑɡoʊ/ US
/əˈtɑːɡəʊ/ UK

Where it comes from

From Māori Ōtākou. The spelling of Sense 1 reflects a South Island dialectal realization of the ⟨k⟩ phoneme as [ɡ].

proper noun

A region in the South Island of New Zealand.
A suburb of the City of Clarence and Brighton Council, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

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name Region in NZ

中文	奧塔戈 /奥塔戈 Àotǎgē, 奧塔哥 /奥塔哥 Àotǎgē

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MLA

"Otago." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/otago. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX

@misc{otago_2026,
  title = {Otago},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/otago},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}