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NEW ZEALANDER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does New Zealander mean?
• NEW ZEALANDER (noun)
The noun NEW ZEALANDER has 1 sense:
1. a native or inhabitant of New Zealand
Familiarity information: NEW ZEALANDER used as a noun is very rare.
• NEW ZEALANDER (adjective)
The adjective NEW ZEALANDER has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to or characteristic of New Zealand or its people
Familiarity information: NEW ZEALANDER used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of New Zealand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Kiwi; New Zealander
Hypernyms ("New Zealander" is a kind of...):
denizen; dweller; habitant; indweller; inhabitant (a person who inhabits a particular place)
Holonyms ("New Zealander" is a member of...):
New Zealand (an independent country within the British Commonwealth; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907; known for sheep and spectacular scenery)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of New Zealand or its people
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
New Zealander sheep farms
Pertainym:
New Zealand (North Island and South Island and adjacent small islands in the South Pacific)
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