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King Country

King Country proper noun: a geographic area of hills in the regions of Waikatu and Manawatū-Whanganui, in the west of the central North Island of New Zealand.

Proper noun

King Country

  1. A geographic area of hills in the regions of Waikatu and Manawatū-Whanganui, in the west of the central North Island of New Zealand.
    • By 1890, peace had come to the "King Country," the Maori stronghold in the mountains, the 200-mile line from Te Kuiti to Marton had been surveyed, and work started.1954 June, J. B. Snell, “The New Zealand Government Railways—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 382

Questions about King Country

What does King Country mean?
King Country means a geographic area of hills in the regions of Waikatu and Manawatū-Whanganui, in the west of the central North Island of New Zealand.
What part of speech is King Country?
King Country is a proper noun.

Words near King Country in the dictionary

  1. king cobra
  2. king cobras
  3. king consort
  4. king consorts
  5. King Cotton
  6. King Country
  7. King County
  8. king crab
  9. king crabs
  10. King Creek
  11. king cricket

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