Aotearoa

Etymology
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Proper noun

 * 1)  The North Island of New Zealand.

Etymology
in the 20th century.

Pronunciation
IPA:

Etymology
Possibly from ; often translated as “the land of the long white cloud” (the assumption presumably being that the phrase referred to a mountainous land seen on the horizon from a canoe, after an ocean voyage). The term may have originally referred to the North Island only.

The original name used by the indigenous Polynesian population was or ; from.

Proper noun

 * 1)  North Island
 * 2) The Māori name for the national anthem of New Zealand, God Defend New Zealand
 * 1) The Māori name for the national anthem of New Zealand, God Defend New Zealand