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New Zealander

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New Zealand
An island country in the southern Pacific Ocean southeast of Australia. Maori groups probably migrated to New Zealand from Polynesia beginning before a.d. 1400. Discovered by Abel Tasman in 1642, the islands were visited and explored by Capt. James Cook four times between 1769 and 1777. The British established their first permanent settlement in 1840 and claimed the region as a crown colony. New Zealand received dominion status in 1907, and became fully independent in 1931. Wellington is the capital and Auckland the largest city. Population: 3,950,000.

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New Zealander
Noun
a person from New Zealand
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.New ZealanderNew Zealander - a native or inhabitant of New Zealand
New Zealand - an independent country within the British Commonwealth; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907; known for sheep and spectacular scenery
denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, indweller - a person who inhabits a particular place
Adj.1.New Zealander - of or relating to or characteristic of New Zealand or its people; "New Zealander sheep farms"
Translations
Spanish New Zealander [-ˈziːləndəʳ] nneozelandés/esa m/f
French New Zealander [-ˈziːləndəʳ] New Zealand nNéo-Zélandais(e)
German New Zealander [-ˈziːləndəʳ] New Zealand nNeuseeländer(in) m(f)
Italian New Zealander [-ˈziːləndəʳ] nneozelandese m/f

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What a contrast between the well-clad, reading, writing, thinking American, with a watch, a pencil and a bill of exchange in his pocket, and the naked New Zealander, whose property is a club, a spear, a mat and an undivided twentieth of a shed to sleep under
For instance, the inhabitants of Otaheite, who, when first discovered, were governed by hereditary kings, had arrived at a far higher grade than another branch of the same people, the New Zealanders, -- who, although benefited by being compelled to turn their attention to agriculture, were republicans in the most absolute sense.
But New Zealanders find the falsehood of this proposition self-evident.
 
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