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Taranaki

/ˈtɛɹanɛki/

Taranaki proper noun: a region in western North Island, New Zealand.

Proper noun

Taranaki

  1. A region in western North Island, New Zealand.
  2. A stratovolcano in the region.
  3. An epoch from 10.9 to 5.28 million years ago, a subdivision of the Neogene.

Origin of Taranaki

Borrowed from Māori Taranaki.

Words formed from Taranaki

Questions about Taranaki

What does Taranaki mean?
Taranaki means a region in western North Island, New Zealand.
What part of speech is Taranaki?
Taranaki is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Taranaki?
Taranaki is pronounced /ˈtɛɹanɛki/.

Words near Taranaki in the dictionary

  1. taramite
  2. taramosalata
  3. taran
  4. Tarana
  5. taranabant
  6. Taranaki
  7. taranakite
  8. Taranchi
  9. tarand
  10. tarands
  11. Tarangan

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