Rotorua

[roh-tuh-roo-uh]

noun

a city on N central North Island, in New Zealand.

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Historical Examples of rotorua

The reader will be relieved to hear that I did not visit Rotorua.
The Wanderings of a Spiritualist
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Rotorua station was naturally the first to feel its effects.
A History of the English Church in New Zealand
Henry Thomas Purchas
At Rotorua the price given for half an acre had been £12 10s.
The Long White Cloud
William Pember Reeves
The Arawas took charge of the widow and her children, and she was sent to Rotorua when the campaign was over.
The adventures of Kimble Bent
James Cowan
It is the center of a rich field of lake and mountain scenery; from Rotorua as a base the pleasure-seeker makes excursions.
Following the Equator, Complete
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

British Dictionary definitions for rotorua

Rotorua

noun

a city in New Zealand, on N central North Island at the SW end of Lake Rotorua: centre of forestry; noted for volcanic activity. Pop: 67 800 (2004 est)

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