Wanganui

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Wanganui

[ˈwɒŋanʉi] New Zealand

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From Māori Whanganui. The spelling of Sense 1 and Sense 2 reflects a dialectal realization of the ⟨wh⟩ phoneme as [ˀw] in Taranaki and Manawatū-Whanganui.

proper noun Whanganui

A city and territorial authority in Manawatū-Whanganui region, on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
A major river in the Manawatū-Whanganui region, North Island, New Zealand, which flows into the Tasman Sea at Wanganui. Official name: Whanganui River.
A river in the West Coast region, South Island, New Zealand, which also flows into the Tasman Sea.
A locality in the Byron council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
An epoch from 5.28 to present million years ago, a subdivision of the Neogene-Quaternary.

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"Wanganui." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wanganui. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

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

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@misc{wanganui_2026,
  title = {Wanganui},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wanganui},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}