New Zealand
New Zealand · New Zealands
A rabbit of a breed that originated in California from rabbits imported from New ZealandA rabbit of a breed that originated in California from rabbits imported from New Zealand.
UK/ˌnjuː ˈziːlənd/US/nu ˈzi.lənd/
Meaning
1 sensesA rabbit of a breed that originated in California from rabbits imported from New Zealand.
More definitions
- North Island and South Island and adjacent small islands in the South Pacific
- an independent country within the British Commonwealth; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907; known for sheep and spectacular scenery
Origin
Partial calque of Dutch Nieuw-Zeeland (literally “new Zeeland”), nieuw calqued as new, ZeePartial calque of Dutch Nieuw-Zeeland (literally “new Zeeland”), nieuw calqued as new, Zeeland borrowed as the respelling Zealand to parallel the historical exonym, after the Dutch settlement in Batavia, which in turn had been named after the Dutch province of Zeeland, from Middle Dutch Sêelant, equivalent to zee (“sea”) + land (“land”).
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Forms
plural: New Zealands| Singular | New Zealand |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- North Island and South Island and adjacent small islands in the South Pacific:New Zealand Islands