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Otago.

A region in the South Island of New Zealand.

5 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/əˈtɐːɡɐʉ/New-Zealand/əˈtɑɡoʊ/General-American/əˈtɑːɡəʊ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A region in the South Island of New Zealand.

  2. A suburb of the City of Clarence and Brighton Council, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Where this word comes from

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

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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.