Nueva Zelanda

Asturian

Proper noun

Nueva Zelanda f

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

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

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

Proper noun

Nueva Zelanda f

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