Niue

[nee-oo-ey]

noun

1. an island in the South Pacific Ocean between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 101 square miles (261 square kilometers).

Niue

/ ˈnjuːeɪ /

noun

1. Also called: Savage Island. an island in the S Pacific, between Tonga and the Cook Islands: annexed by New Zealand (1901); achieved full internal self-government in 1974. Chief town and port: Alofi. Pop: 1269 (2012 est). Area: 260 sq km (100 sq miles)

Other Word Forms

• Niuan adjective

Example Sentences

Another small Pacific island, Niue, also shares a similar relationship with New Zealand - it is internally self-governing but relies on Wellington for defence and most foreign affairs.

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All he wanted in exchange was the right to control the .nu suffix that Niue was assigned for its web addresses.

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“Nu” means now in Swedish, Danish and Dutch, and thousands of Scandinavians registered websites with that suffix, creating a steady business for Niue’s business partner, Bill Semich.

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Niue, an oval-shaped coral island of about 100 square miles of area, about the size of Lincoln, Neb., felt it had been cheated out of a reliable stream of cash that would have helped it reduce its reliance on tourism and foreign aid.

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It had also rented out its international dialing code, until Niue’s deeply Christian residents started being awakened at midnight by wayward phone sex calls from Japan.

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