Godzone
God·zone
New ZealandNew Zealand.
UK/ˈɡɒdzəʊn/US/ˈɡɑdˌzoʊn/
Meaning
1 senses(New Zealand, informal)New Zealand.
Origin
Contraction of God’s own country, modelled after zone (“area or region of the world”). TheContraction of God’s own country, modelled after zone (“area or region of the world”). The word was possibly modified from the title of the poem “God’s Own Country” (1890) by the New Zealand poet and politician Thomas Bracken (1843–1898).
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