Rotorua
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Proper noun
Rotorua
- 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).
- A lake in Rotorua district, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand; in full, Lake Rotorua.
- A district of the Bay of Plenty region, New Zealand; in full, Rotorua Lakes. Seat: Rotorua.
- 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
- 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
Proper noun
Rotorua
- 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.