"Aotearoa" meaning in Maori

See Aotearoa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /aɔˈtearɔa/
Etymology: Possibly from ao (“cloud, daytime, world”) + tea (“white”) + roa (“long, tall”); often translated as “the land of the long white cloud” (the assumption presumably being that the phrase referred to a mountainous land seen on the horizon from a canoe, after an ocean voyage). The term may have originally referred to the North Island only. The original name used by the indigenous Polynesian population was Te Ika Nui A Maui or Te Ika-a-Māui (“The great fish of Maui”); from te (“the”) + ika (“fish”) + nui (“big, great, large”) + a (“of”) + Māui (a Polynesian demigod). Etymology templates: {{af|mi|ao|tea|roa|t1=cloud, daytime, world|t2=white|t3=long, tall}} ao (“cloud, daytime, world”) + tea (“white”) + roa (“long, tall”), {{m|mi|Te Ika Nui A Maui}} Te Ika Nui A Maui, {{m|mi|Te Ika-a-Māui|t=The great fish of Maui}} Te Ika-a-Māui (“The great fish of Maui”), {{compound|mi|te|ika|nui|a|Māui|pos5=a Polynesian demigod|t1=the|t2=fish|t3=big, great, large|t4=of}} te (“the”) + ika (“fish”) + nui (“big, great, large”) + a (“of”) + Māui (a Polynesian demigod) Head templates: {{head|mi|proper noun|head=}} Aotearoa, {{mi-proper noun}} Aotearoa
  1. (obsolete) North Island (of New Zealand) Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-Aotearoa-mi-name-p3CduHPh
  2. New Zealand (a country and archipelago in Oceania, to the east of Australia) Categories (place): Countries, Countries in Oceania, Islands, New Zealand
    Sense id: en-Aotearoa-mi-name-VS62loTK
  3. The Māori name for the national anthem of New Zealand, God Defend New Zealand
    Sense id: en-Aotearoa-mi-name-zX70VjLe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Ao-tea-roa
Derived forms: Aotearoa Tuatahi, Ara Poutama Aotearoa, Ararau Aotearoa, Kaunihera Māori o Aotearoa, Mana Arotake Aotearoa, Mana Rapuara Aotearoa, Paerewa Aotearoa, Pāremata Aotearoa, Penihana Aotearoa, Pirihimana o Aotearoa, Poirewa Aotearoa, Rōpū Aotearoa Tuatahi, Rōpū Ture o Aotearoa, Tatauranga Aotearoa, Toi Aotearoa, Toi Māori Aotearoa, Uruwhenua o Aotearoa, Waka Rererangi Aotearoa, Wānanga o Aotearoa

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      "word": "Aotearoa Tuatahi"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Ara Poutama Aotearoa"
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    {
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    {
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      "word": "Kaunihera Māori o Aotearoa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Mana Arotake Aotearoa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Mana Rapuara Aotearoa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Paerewa Aotearoa"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Pāremata Aotearoa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Penihana Aotearoa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Pirihimana o Aotearoa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Poirewa Aotearoa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Rōpū Aotearoa Tuatahi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Rōpū Ture o Aotearoa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Tatauranga Aotearoa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Toi Aotearoa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Toi Māori Aotearoa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Uruwhenua o Aotearoa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Waka Rererangi Aotearoa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wānanga o Aotearoa"
    }
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        "t3": "long, tall"
      },
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      "name": "af"
    },
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        "2": "Te Ika Nui A Maui"
      },
      "expansion": "Te Ika Nui A Maui",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      "name": "m"
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        "t1": "the",
        "t2": "fish",
        "t3": "big, great, large",
        "t4": "of"
      },
      "expansion": "te (“the”) + ika (“fish”) + nui (“big, great, large”) + a (“of”) + Māui (a Polynesian demigod)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Aotearoa",
      "name": "mi-proper noun"
    }
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  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "name",
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        "(obsolete) North Island (of New Zealand)"
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      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
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        {
          "kind": "place",
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          "name": "Countries in Oceania",
          "orig": "mi:Countries in Oceania",
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            "Polities",
            "Names",
            "Earth",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Nature",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
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          "kind": "place",
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          "archipelago"
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          "Oceania#English"
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        [
          "Australia",
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      "links": [
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          "God Defend New Zealand",
          "God Defend New Zealand"
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    {
      "ipa": "/aɔˈtearɔa/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Aotearoa Tuatahi"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ara Poutama Aotearoa"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ararau Aotearoa"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kaunihera Māori o Aotearoa"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mana Arotake Aotearoa"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mana Rapuara Aotearoa"
    },
    {
      "word": "Paerewa Aotearoa"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pāremata Aotearoa"
    },
    {
      "word": "Penihana Aotearoa"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pirihimana o Aotearoa"
    },
    {
      "word": "Poirewa Aotearoa"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rōpū Aotearoa Tuatahi"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rōpū Ture o Aotearoa"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tatauranga Aotearoa"
    },
    {
      "word": "Toi Aotearoa"
    },
    {
      "word": "Toi Māori Aotearoa"
    },
    {
      "word": "Uruwhenua o Aotearoa"
    },
    {
      "word": "Waka Rererangi Aotearoa"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wānanga o Aotearoa"
    }
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        "t2": "white",
        "t3": "long, tall"
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      "name": "af"
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      "name": "compound"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Possibly from ao (“cloud, daytime, world”) + tea (“white”) + roa (“long, tall”); often translated as “the land of the long white cloud” (the assumption presumably being that the phrase referred to a mountainous land seen on the horizon from a canoe, after an ocean voyage). The term may have originally referred to the North Island only.\nThe original name used by the indigenous Polynesian population was Te Ika Nui A Maui or Te Ika-a-Māui (“The great fish of Maui”); from te (“the”) + ika (“fish”) + nui (“big, great, large”) + a (“of”) + Māui (a Polynesian demigod).",
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      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
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        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
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        "Maori terms with obsolete senses"
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        "North Island (of New Zealand)"
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        "(obsolete) North Island (of New Zealand)"
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        "obsolete"
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          "archipelago",
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          "Australia",
          "Australia"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "The Māori name for the national anthem of New Zealand, God Defend New Zealand"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "God Defend New Zealand",
          "God Defend New Zealand"
        ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aɔˈtearɔa/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Ao-tea-roa"
    }
  ],
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}

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