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Hokitika

/həʊkɪtɪkə/

Hokitika proper noun: a small town in Westland district, on the West Coast, South Island, New Zealand.

Proper noun

Hokitika

  1. A small town in Westland district, on the West Coast, South Island, New Zealand.
  2. A river in Westland district, West Coast, New Zealand, which empties into the Tasman Sea at the town; in full, Hokitika River.

Origin of Hokitika

Borrowed from Māori.

Questions about Hokitika

What does Hokitika mean?
Hokitika means a small town in Westland district, on the West Coast, South Island, New Zealand.
What part of speech is Hokitika?
Hokitika is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hokitika?
Hokitika is pronounced /həʊkɪtɪkə/.

Words near Hokitika in the dictionary

  1. hokiest
  2. hokily
  3. hokiness
  4. hoking
  5. hoking up
  6. Hokitika
  7. Hokkaido
  8. Hokkaido wolf
  9. Hokkaido wolves
  10. Hokkaidos
  11. Hokkaidō

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