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Tongariro

Tongariro proper noun: a volcano in Ruapehu district, Manawatū-Whanganui region, in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand.

Proper noun

Tongariro

  1. A volcano in Ruapehu district, Manawatū-Whanganui region, in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand.
  2. A river in the North Island, New Zealand, which flows into Lake Taupo.

Questions about Tongariro

What does Tongariro mean?
Tongariro means a volcano in Ruapehu district, Manawatū-Whanganui region, in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand.
What part of speech is Tongariro?
Tongariro is a proper noun.

Words near Tongariro in the dictionary

  1. Tongans
  2. Tongaporutuan
  3. Tongareva
  4. Tongarevan
  5. Tongarevans
  6. Tongariro
  7. tongas
  8. Tongass
  9. Tongatapu
  10. tongawalla
  11. tongawallas

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