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Aotearoan
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English
Alternative spellings
Aotearoaian, Aoteroan
Etymology
See Aotearoa.
Pronuncuation
IPA : /,aʊəteɪ'roʊən/, /'aɔtea'rɔan/
X-SAMPA : /%aU@teI"roU@n/, /"aOtea"rOan/
Noun
Aotearoan
- A person from Aotearoa/New Zealand (very rare).
Quotation
"If all New Zealanders were brought up understanding Maori... then, we would all be New Zealanders—or should that read Aotearoans?" (New Zealand Listener, 1993)
Synonym
Adjective
Aotearoan
- The noun used as a modifier (very rare).
Reference
- The Dictionary of New Zeland English: A Dictionary of New Zealandisms on Historical Principles (1997). H.W. Orsman (editor). Auckland: Oxford University Press.
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