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Bay of Plenty

Bay of Plenty proper noun: a wide bay on the northern side of the North Island, New Zealand.

Proper noun

the Bay of Plenty

  1. A wide bay on the northern side of the North Island, New Zealand.
    Synonyms:
    Te Moana-a-Toi
  2. A region surrounding the bay in North Island, New Zealand.

Synonyms of Bay of Plenty

Origin of Bay of Plenty

From bay (“embayment”) + plenty (“abundant food”). Coined by James Cook in 1769, from observations of plentiful amounts of food in the villages surrounding the bay.

Questions about Bay of Plenty

What does Bay of Plenty mean?
Bay of Plenty means a wide bay on the northern side of the North Island, New Zealand.
What part of speech is Bay of Plenty?
Bay of Plenty is a proper noun.

Words near Bay of Plenty in the dictionary

  1. Bay of Kotor
  2. Bay of Mecklenburg
  3. Bay of Mexico
  4. Bay of Naples
  5. Bay of Pigs
  6. Bay of Plenty
  7. Bay of Quinte
  8. Bay of Riga
  9. Bay of Whales
  10. bay owl
  11. bay owls

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