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N.Z.

N.Z. is the abbreviation of New Zealand.

Meaning of New Zealand

Proper noun

New Zealand

  1. A country and archipelago of Oceania, to the east of Australia. Official name: New Zealand. Capital: Wellington.
    • The government of New Zealand is looking for a crew to lead the redevelopment of its research headquarters in Antarctica.
      Built in the 1980s, the country’s Scott Base consists of 12 structures that officials want replaced by three large, interconnected buildings, plus a separate helicopter hangar.2019 September 26, Gianluca Mezzofiore, “Wanted: A design team for a building project at Earth’s most remote location – Antarctica”, in CNN, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2020
  2. The Realm of New Zealand, including the Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau and the Ross Dependency.
  3. A western suburb of Derby, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3336).
  4. A hamlet in Hilmarton parish, north-central Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0177).

See all 5 meanings of New Zealand

Forms of N.Z.

alternative formNZ
alternative formN. Z.

Questions about N.Z.

What is N.Z. the abbreviation of?
N.Z. is the abbreviation of New Zealand.

Words near N.Z. in the dictionary

  1. N.S.W.
  2. N.V.
  3. N.W.T.
  4. N.Y.
  5. N.Y.C.
  6. N.Z.
  7. n/a
  8. N/D
  9. n/m
  10. N/S
  11. n/t

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Adapted from Wiktionary: N.Z. (page history and authors); New Zealand (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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