Rotorua

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Maori Rotorua.

Proper noun

Rotorua

  1. A city, the capital of Rotorua Lakes district, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, on the southern shores of Lake Rotorua.
    • 2002 May 27, Lynn Barber, “Just the spot... for jumping off a cliff”, in The Guardian[1], archived from the original on 9 September 2014:
      New Zealanders call Rotorua Roto Vegas but that's pushing it a bit - Roto Blackpool maybe.
    • 2009 August 17, Peter Calder, “Fat Dog Cafe, Rotorua”, in NZ Herald[2], archived from the original on 23 January 2025:
      Not everyone in Rotorua is happy with the name Rotovegas (sometimes Roto-Vegas).
  2. A lake in Rotorua district, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand; in full, Lake Rotorua.
  3. A district of the Bay of Plenty region, New Zealand; in full, Rotorua Lakes. Seat: Rotorua.
  4. A lake in Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand; in full, Lake Rotorua.

Derived terms

  • Lake Rotorua
  • Rotorua District
  • Rotorua Lake
  • Rotorua Lakes
  • Rotorua Lakes District

Anagrams

Maori

Etymology

From roto (lake) +‎ rua (two, second).

Proper noun

Rotorua

  1. Rotorua (a city, the capital of Rotorua Lakes district, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, on the southern shores of Lake Rotorua)

Rarotongan

Etymology

From Maori Rotorua.

Proper noun

Rotorua

  1. Rotorua (a city, the capital of Rotorua Lakes district, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, on the southern shores of Lake Rotorua)

References

  • Rotorua” in Cook Islands Languages, 2016.