New Zealand

noo-ZEE-luhnd/nu ˈzi.lənd/Saynyoo-ZEE-luhndUK/nju ˈziː.lənd//njʉː ˈzɪələnd/

5 meanings of New Zealand

1
proper noun
A country made up of islands in the Pacific Ocean, east of Australia. Its capital city is Wellington.
She is saving money for a trip to New Zealand next year.
Our teacher showed us pictures of the mountains and beaches in New Zealand.
SimilarAotearoa
2
proper noun
A wider political area that includes the main country plus the Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau, and part of Antarctica.
Like a school name that can mean just the main building or all the smaller buildings around it too.
New Zealand reaches all the way to Antarctica through the Ross Dependency.
Children born in Tokelau are citizens of New Zealand even though they live far from its main islands.
3
nouncountable
A rabbit of a breed that started in California with rabbits brought over from New Zealand.
Our New Zealand grew bigger than any of our other rabbits.
Dad keeps two New Zealands in a big cage behind the house.

4
proper noun
A western suburb of Derby, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3336).
5
proper noun
A hamlet in Hilmarton parish, north-central Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0177).

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It comes from the Dutch name Nieuw-Zeeland, meaning "new Zeeland." Zeeland was a Dutch province whose name came from words meaning "sea" and "land."