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Aotearoa.

The North Island of New Zealand.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/aʊ.tɪəˈrɐʉ.a/New-Zealand/aʊ.teəˈroː.a/literary/ˌɑː.əʊ.teəˈrəʊ.ə/Received-Pronunciation/ˌaʊ.ti.əˈɹoʊ.ə/General-American
  1. The North Island of New Zealand.

    New-Zealand · obsolete
  2. New Zealand, a country in Oceania; the Māori name, used especially in a Polynesian or precolonial context.

    New-Zealand
Where this word comes from

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

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