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Timaru

/ˈtɪməɹu/

Timaru proper noun: a town and port in South Canterbury, New Zealand.

timaru: a town and port in South Canterbury, New Zealand
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Proper noun

Timaru

  1. A town and port in South Canterbury, New Zealand.
  2. A territorial authority of Canterbury, New Zealand; in full, Timaru District.

Origin of Timaru

Borrowed from Māori.

Questions about Timaru

What does Timaru mean?
Timaru means a town and port in South Canterbury, New Zealand.
What part of speech is Timaru?
Timaru is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Timaru?
Timaru is pronounced /ˈtɪməɹu/.

Words near Timaru in the dictionary

  1. timarchies
  2. timarchy
  3. Timariot
  4. Timariots
  5. timars
  6. Timaru
  7. Timau
  8. timawa
  9. timawas
  10. Timb
  11. timba

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