Kiwis

British

/ ˈkiːwiːs /

plural noun

the men's international Rugby League football team of New Zealand

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New Zealand's Tom Latham and Devon Conway became the first openers in Test cricket to score centuries in both innings as the Kiwis set the West Indies a record 462-run chase for victory.

From BBC

It’s like the opening of “La La Land” with less traffic and more Kiwis.

From The Wall Street Journal

They rallied wonderfully against the Kiwis and then imploded.

From BBC

Her gritty half-century laid the foundation for a competitive total after the Kiwis had wobbled to 38-3.

From Barron's

The Australian public have been polite in a way that the Kiwis and the South Africans would never be.

From BBC

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