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Godzone

Syllables: God·zoneUK/ˈɡɒdzəʊn//ˈɡɑdˌzoʊn/

Godzone proper noun: new Zealand.

Proper noun

Godzone

  1. (New Zealand, informal) New Zealand.
    • It always looks so ridiculous, Joe hefty and twice his child's size – but that's the way we do it in good old Godzone.1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 95

Origin of Godzone

Contraction of God’s own country, modelled after zone (“area or region of the world”). The word was possibly modified from the title of the poem “God’s Own Country” (1890) by the New Zealand poet and politician Thomas Bracken (1843–1898).

Questions about Godzone

What does Godzone mean?
Godzone means new Zealand.
What part of speech is Godzone?
Godzone is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Godzone?
Godzone is pronounced /ˈɡɒdzəʊn/ (UK).

Words near Godzone in the dictionary

  1. Godzillas
  2. godzillion
  3. godzillions
  4. godzillionth
  5. Godzirra
  6. Godzone
  7. godzooks
  8. goe
  9. Goebbels
  10. Goebbelsian
  11. Goebel

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