Tokelau

/ˈtoʊkəlaʊ/

Tokelau proper noun: three atolls forming a dependent territory of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean.

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Proper noun

Tokelau

Three atolls forming a dependent territory of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean.

Tokelau meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Arabic and Thai

Tokelau in Marathi

a territory of New Zealand in the Pacific: तोकेलाउ tokelāu

Tokelau in Arabic

a territory of New Zealand in the Pacific: تُوكِيلَاو tūkīlāw

Tokelau in Thai

a territory of New Zealand in the Pacific: โตเกเลา dtohgaylao

Origin of Tokelau

Borrowed from Tokelauan Tokelau, from Tokelauan tokelau (“north wind”), from Proto-Polynesian *tokelau (“northwesterly”). Compare Niuean tokelau (“north”), Māori tokerau (“north”); Rapa Nui tokerau (“wind”).

Words formed from Tokelau

Questions about Tokelau

What does Tokelau mean?: Tokelau means three atolls forming a dependent territory of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean.
What is Tokelau in Tamil?: Tokelau in Tamil is இது ஒரு நாடாகும். See Tokelau meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Tokelau?: Tokelau is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Tokelau?: Tokelau is pronounced /ˈtoʊkəlaʊ/.

Words near Tokelau in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: Tokelau (page history and authors); Tokelau (Tamil Wiktionary) (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.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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