Zealand
WordNet
noun
(1) The largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen
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Etymology
From Nieuw-Zeeland, "new Zeeland", after the Dutch settlement in Batavia, which in turn had been named after the Dutch province of Zeeland.
Proper noun
- A country in Oceania, to the east of Australia. Official name: New Zealand. Abbreviation: NZ or Aotearoa
- The islands of New Zealand, especially the North Island, South Island and nearby coastal islands.
- The Realm of New Zealand, including the Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau and the Ross Dependency.
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
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