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Aotearoa mean what?

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Anonymous

8y ago
Updated: 2/15/2022

Aotearoa is the Maori name for New Zealand. It originally meant only what is now known as the North Island, but is becoming more recognized internationally as the bilingual (English/Maori) name of New Zealand. In an 1878 Maori translation of the national anthem God Defend New Zealand, Aotearoa was used in place of New Zealand. This translation remains in use.

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Hunter Quitzon

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3y ago

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