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Pronunciation
RP: IPAchar|"nyoo�-z�'l�nd, /�nju��zi�l�nd/, /<tt>%nju:"zi:l@nd</tt>/
(US): IPAchar|"n(y)oo�-z�'l�nd, /�n(j)u��zi�l�nd/, /<tt>%n(j)u:"zi:l@nd</tt>/

Etymology
From Dutch Nieuw-Zeeland, "new Zeeland", after the Dutch settlement in Batavia, which in turn had been named after the Dutch province of Zeeland.

Proper noun
New Zealand

1. A country in Oceania, to the east of Australia. Official name: New Zealand. Abbreviation: NZ or Aotearoa
2. The islands of New Zealand, especially the North Island, South Island and nearby coastal islands.
3. The Realm of New Zealand, including the Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau and the Ross Dependency.

Translations

Arabic: ARchar|���ز��ا�دا (niuzilánda) f
Bosnian: Novi Zeland#Bosnian|Novi Zeland m
Breton: Zeland-Nevez
Bulgarian: �ова �еланди� (Nóva Zelándija) f
Chinese: �西�, �西� (Xīn Xīlán)
Croatian: Novi Zeland#Croatian|Novi Zeland m
Czech: Nový Zéland m
Danish: New Zealand
Dutch: Nieuw-Zeeland
Esperanto: Nov-Zelando
Estonian: Uus-Meremaa
Finnish: Uusi-Seelanti
French: Nouvelle-Zélande f
German: Neuseeland n
Greek: �έα �ηλανδία (Néa Zilandía) f
Hebrew: נ�� ���נ� (niu ziland) f
Hungarian: �j-Zéland
Indonesian: Selandia Baru
Interlingua: Nove Zelanda
Italian: Nuova Zelanda f
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Japanese: ��������, �西� (Nyū Jīrando)
Korean: ���� (nyujillaendeu)
Latin: Nova Zelanda f
Maltese: New Zealand
Maori: Aotearoa, Niu Tireni
Norwegian: #Norwegian|New Zealand, Ny-Zealand
Polish: Nowa Zelandia f
Portuguese: Nova Zelândia f
Romanian: Noua Zeeland� f
Russian: �ова� �еланди� (Nóvaja Zelándija) f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �ови �еланд#Serbian|�ови �еланд m
:Roman: Novi Zeland#Serbian|Novi Zeland m
Slovene: Nova Zelandija f
Spanish: Nueva Zelanda f
Swedish: Nya Zeeland
Turkish: Yeni Zelanda
Ukrainian: �ова �еланд�� (Nóva Zelándija) f
Welsh: Seland Newydd

Synonyms
Maoriland
Land of the Long White Cloud - (Maori name translated into English)
Land of the Long White Shroud - (Australia, humourous, insulting)
Aotearoa
Aotearoa New Zealand
NZ
Enzed

Derived terms
New Zealander

Enzedder

See also
Countries of the world

Category:Countries

Norwegian

Proper noun
New Zealand

1. #English|New Zealand

Synonyms
Ny-Zealand

Related terms
newzealending, newzealander, nyzealending, nyzealender
newzealandsk, nyzealandsk

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• 2007-10-16 06:37 - Stephen G. Brown - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/203.33.133.31|203.33.133.31]] ([[User_talk:203.33.133.31|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:EncycloPetey|EncycloPetey]]

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