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RotoVegas

RotoVegas is the alternative letter-case form of Rotovegas.

Proper noun capitalized: Rotovegas

Rotovegas

  1. (humorous, informal) Nickname for Rotorua: a city in the Bay of Plenty region, New Zealand.
    • New Zealanders call Rotorua Roto Vegas but that's pushing it a bit - Roto Blackpool maybe.2002 May 27, Lynn Barber, “Just the spot... for jumping off a cliff”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 09 Sep 2014
    • Not everyone in Rotorua is happy with the name Rotovegas (sometimes Roto-Vegas).2009 August 17, Peter Calder, “Fat Dog Cafe, Rotorua”, in NZ Herald, archived from the original on 23 Jan 2025

Forms of RotoVegas

alternative formRoto-vegas
alternative formRoto Vegas
alternative formRotoVegas

Origin of RotoVegas

Blend of Rotorua + Vegas, since the many restaurants, neon signage etc. may be reminiscent of Las Vegas.

Questions about RotoVegas

What does RotoVegas mean?
RotoVegas means nickname for Rotorua: a city in the Bay of Plenty region, New Zealand.
What is RotoVegas the alternative letter-case form of?
RotoVegas is the alternative letter-case form of Rotovegas.
What part of speech is RotoVegas?
RotoVegas is a proper noun.

Words near RotoVegas in the dictionary

  1. rotovated
  2. rotovates
  3. rotovating
  4. rotovator
  5. rotovators
  6. RotoVegas
  7. rotovirus
  8. rotoxamine
  9. rotozoomer
  10. rotozoomers
  11. rotproof

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Adapted from Wiktionary: RotoVegas (page history and authors); Rotovegas (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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