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

1. 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, published 2021, page 65:

     In looking further south, to Aotearoa/New Zealand, the forward march of the British is in full show.

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