Taupo

American  

[tou-poh] / ˈtaʊ poʊ /

noun

1. Lake, a lake in N New Zealand, in the central part of North Island: largest lake in New Zealand. About 234 sq. mi. (605 sq. km).

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Taupo British  

/ ˈtaʊpəʊ /

noun

1. a lake in New Zealand, on central North Island: the largest lake of New Zealand. Area: 616 sq km (238 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

The carrier also canceled domestic flights to and from the cities of Hamilton, Tauranga and Taupo.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2023

She returned to her family farm near Taupo, New Zealand, and began a monthlong lockdown.

From Washington Times • Apr. 30, 2020

Some parts of the country are using more sophisticated techniques: around Lake Taupo, the country’s biggest lake, farmers can buy and sell nitrogen allowances in a cap-and-trade scheme.

From Economist • Nov. 16, 2017

The four youngest, most active supervolcanic systems in the world are Toba, Campi Flegrei in Italy, Yellowstone in the northwestern United States and Taupo in New Zealand.

From Nature • Jan. 9, 2013

At one of these meetings two chiefs volunteered to carry the Gospel to a hostile tribe at Taupo.

From A History of the English Church in New Zealand by Purchas, H. T. (Henry Thomas)