New Zealand – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
New Zealand
island country which is a member of the British Commonwealth and is located southeast of Australia
New Zealand
New Zealand ( , ) is an
island country in the southwestern
Pacific Ocean. The country geographically comprises two main landmasses – that of the
North Island, or
Te Ika-a-Maui, and the
South Island, or
Te Waipounamu – and numerous
smaller islands. New Zealand is situated some east of
Australia across the
Tasman Sea and roughly south of the
Pacific island areas of
New Caledonia,
Fiji, and
Tonga. Because of its remoteness, it was one of the last lands to be settled by humans. During its long isolation, New Zealand developed a distinctive
biodiversity of animal, fungal and plant life. The country's varied topography and its sharp mountain peaks, such as the
Southern Alps, owe much to the
tectonic uplift of land and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is
Wellington, while its most populous city is
Auckland.
New Zealand
Noun
1. an independent country within the British Commonwealth; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907; known for sheep and spectacular scenery
(hypernym) country, state, land
(member-holonym) British Commonwealth, Commonwealth of Nations
(part-holonym) New Zealand
(member-meronym) New Zealander, Kiwi
(part-meronym) Auckland
(class) pommy, pom
2. North Island and South Island and adjacent small islands in the South Pacific
(hypernym) island
(part-holonym) Pacific, Pacific Ocean
(part-meronym) North Island
New Zealand
A group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
New Zealand
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Background
The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year, the British began the first organized colonial settlement. A series of land wars between 1843 and 1872 ended with the defeat of the native peoples. The British colony of New Zealand became an independent dominion in 1907 and supported the UK militarily in both World Wars. New Zealand's full participation in a number of defense alliances lapsed by the 1980s. In recent years, the government has sought to address longstanding Maori grievances.
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