New Zealand

[ zee-luhnd ]

noun

1. a country in the South Pacific, southeast of Australia, consisting of North Island, South Island, and adjacent small islands: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations: 103,416 sq. mi. (267,845 sq. km). : Wellington.

New Zealand

/ ˈziːlənd /

noun

1. an independent dominion within the Commonwealth, occupying two main islands (the North Island and the South Island), Stewart Island, the Chatham Islands, and a number of minor islands in the SE Pacific: original Māori inhabitants ceded sovereignty to the British government in 1840; became a dominion in 1907; a major world exporter of dairy products, wool, and meat. Official languages: English and Māori. Religion: Christian majority, nonreligious and Māori minorities. Currency: New Zealand dollar. Capital: Wellington. Pop: 4 365 113 (2013 est). Area: 270 534 sq km (104 454 sq miles)

New Zealand

1. Nation in the southern Pacific Ocean containing two principal islands — North Island and South Island — and several small outlying islands. Its capital is Wellington, and its largest city is Auckland .

Notes

New Zealand is known for its sheep industry and spectacular scenery.

Other Words From

• New Zealand·er noun

Example Sentences

If the virus is introduced into unvaccinated communities, as seen recently in Auckland, New Zealand, strong interventions may be necessary.

From Time

New variants of SARS-CoV-2 have now evaded New Zealand’s border protections twice to spread into the community.

From Quartz

His longer-term desire is that, in five years, Brewstillery is on the brain from New York to New Zealand, a goal about which he is cautiously optimistic.

From Ozy

She smartly reorders and reframes the story, trimming a lengthy cast of characters without losing the sense of New Zealand as a place where adventurers from Europe and Asia have disrupted the Māori civilization established there centuries earlier.

From Time

Kevin Trenberth is a climate scientist who lives in New Zealand.

From Science News For Students

Wellington, New Zealand Our Oceania pick is the latest city to wholeheartedly embrace the global Brooklyn movement.

From The Daily Beast

Fran [Walsh] and I have a couple of true stories that we want to do that are New Zealand movies.

From The Daily Beast

But what I want to explore next, there are a couple of New Zealand films I want to do.

From The Daily Beast

The source says, "It's a different kind of visit from a three week tour to New Zealand and Australia."

From The Daily Beast

Just last week, a New Zealand court ruled he could no longer continue hiding his assets.

From The Daily Beast

Even New Zealand Brigade which has been only recently engaged lost heavily and is to some extent demoralised.

From Project Gutenberg

The ships began to fire at 10.15 and after a quarter of an hour the flower of New Zealand advanced in open order to the attack.

From Project Gutenberg

Perfect skeletons of them are still preserved in the museum of Christchurch, New Zealand.

From Project Gutenberg

This is one of the natural wonders of the southern hemisphere and is much visited by tourists traveling through New Zealand.

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The extent of juvenile immorality in New Zealand may have been greatly magnified abroad.

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