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Hokitika.

A small town in Westland district, on the West Coast, South Island, New Zealand.

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name/həʊkɪtɪkə/
  1. A small town in Westland district, on the West Coast, South Island, New Zealand.

  2. A river in Westland district, West Coast, New Zealand, which empties into the Tasman Sea at the town; in full, Hokitika River.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Māori.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.