English Pronunciation AHD: n(y)oo͞-zēl'ənd IPA: /n(j)uːˈziːlənd/ SAMPA: /n(j)u:"zi:l@nd/ Etymology From Dutch: "Nieuw Zeeland" meaning new Zeeland after the Dutch settlement in Batavia, which, in turn, had been named after the Dutch province of Zeeland. Proper noun Country in Oceania, to the East of Australia. Official name: New Zealand. Translations Breton: Zeland-Nevez Bulgarian: Нова Зеландия Chinese: 新西兰 Czech: Nový Zéland Danish: New Zealand Dutch: Nieuw-Zeeland Esperanto: Nov-Zelando Finnish: Uusi-Seelanti French: Nouvelle-Zélande f German: Neuseeland n Greek: Νέα Ζηλανδία Indonesian: Selandia Baru Interlingua: Nove Zelanda Italian: Nuova Zelanda Japanese: ニュージーランド (nyūjīrando) Maori: Aotearoa, Niu Tireni Polish: Nowa Zelandia Portuguese: Nova Zelândia Romanian: Noua Zeelandă f Russian: Новая Зеландия f Spanish: Nueva Zelanda f Swedish: Nya Zeeland Derived words New Zealander Related words Aotearoa See also Countries of the world Wikipedia article about New Zealand
