Aotearoa New Zealand
English
Alternative forms
- Aotearoa-New Zealand, Aotearoa/New Zealand
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɑːəʊtiːəˌɹəʊ.ə nju ˈziːlənd/, /- njuː -/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɑ.oʊtiəˌɹoʊ.ə nu ˈzilənd/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌæoteəɹɐʉ.ɘ njʉː ˈziːlɘnd/, /ˌæotiə-/, /- nʉː -/
Proper noun
Aotearoa New Zealand
- A bicultural name for New Zealand.
- 1988 (March), Human Rights Commission Focus
- The Commission recognises the importance of Māori culture […] to all people of Aotearoa New Zealand.
- 2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins 2021, p. 65:
- In looking further south, to Aotearoa/New Zealand, the forward march of the British is in full show.
- 1988 (March), Human Rights Commission Focus
References
- The Dictionary of New Zealand English: A Dictionary of New Zealandisms on Historical Principles, H.W. Orsman (editor), Oxford University Press (Auckland), 1997
See also
- Maori