New Zealand

island country which is a member of the British Commonwealth and is located southeast of Australia

New Zealand is a country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two large islands (the North Island and the South Island) and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands. In Māori, New Zealand has come to be known as Aotearoa, which is usually translated into English as The Land of the Long White Cloud. The Realm of New Zealand also includes the Cook Islands and Niue, which are self-governing but in free association; Tokelau; and the Ross Dependency (New Zealand's territorial claim in Antarctica).
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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

A group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
  

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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. Map of New Zealand More about New Zealand: Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues