"Bay of Plenty" meaning in All languages combined

See Bay of Plenty on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: the Bay of Plenty [canonical]
Etymology: From bay (“embayment”) + plenty (“abundant food”). Coined by James Cook in 1769, from observations of plentiful amounts of food in the villages surrounding the bay. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bay|plenty|gloss1=embayment|gloss2=abundant food}} bay (“embayment”) + plenty (“abundant food”), {{coin|en|James Cook|in=1769}} Coined by James Cook in 1769 Head templates: {{en-prop|def=1|head=Bay of Plenty}} the Bay of Plenty
  1. A wide bay on the northern side of the North Island, New Zealand. Categories (place): Places in New Zealand Synonyms: Te Moana-a-Toi
    Sense id: en-Bay_of_Plenty-en-name-BrPCtSah Categories (other): Bays, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 65 35
  2. A region surrounding the bay in North Island, New Zealand. Categories (place): Places in New Zealand, Regions of New Zealand
    Sense id: en-Bay_of_Plenty-en-name-2cP~nqib Categories (other): Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Translations): Te Moana-a-Toi (Maori)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 49 51
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