Nueva Zelanda

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Asturian

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Proper noun

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Nueva Zelanda f

  1. New Zealand (a country and archipelago in Oceania, to the east of Australia)

Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Calque of English New Zealand, in turn a calque of Dutch Nieuw Zeeland (literally New Zeeland), named after Dutch Zeeland, a province of the Netherlands, from zee (sea) + land (land).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˌnweba θeˈlanda/ [ˌnwe.β̞a θeˈlãn̪.d̪a]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˌnweba seˈlanda/ [ˌnwe.β̞a seˈlãn̪.d̪a]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Syllabification: Nue‧va Ze‧lan‧da

Proper noun

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Nueva Zelanda f

  1. New Zealand (a country and archipelago in Oceania, to the east of Australia)
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