Aotearoa
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Aotearoa
from Māori ao tea roa Land of the Long White Cloud
Example Sentences
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The study followed 24 healthy adults in Aotearoa New Zealand and Germany.
From Science Daily • Dec. 26, 2025
This year in Aotearoa, also known as New Zealand, the mountain Taranaki Maunga was recognized as a legal person because the Maori see it as an ancestor.
From Salon • Mar. 12, 2025
In particular, the Māori language has seen a resurgence - New Zealand is often referred to by locals using its Māori-language name, Aotearoa.
From BBC • Oct. 11, 2023
Kākāpō once lived throughout Aotearoa, the Māori name for New Zealand.
From National Geographic • Oct. 4, 2023
Lange gleefully corks the evil jinnee of Baghdad, then flies onto the green embrace of Aotearoa with the freed twelve.
From Unmanned by Oliver, Stephen
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