Aotearoa
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Aotearoa
from Māori ao tea roa Land of the Long White Cloud
Example Sentences
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The team estimates that roughly 33-50% of species disappeared in the million years leading up to human arrival in Aotearoa New Zealand.
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026
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
Not all Māori have the same connection to the name Aotearoa, which was originally used to describe New Zealand's North Island only.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2025
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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