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Waikaia

Waikaia proper noun: a small town in the back country of Southland, New Zealand.

Proper noun

Waikaia

  1. A small town in the back country of Southland, New Zealand.

Origin of Waikaia

Borrowed from Māori, originally named Switzers.

Questions about Waikaia

What does Waikaia mean?
Waikaia means a small town in the back country of Southland, New Zealand.
What part of speech is Waikaia?
Waikaia is a proper noun.

Words near Waikaia in the dictionary

  1. Waihee-Waiehu
  2. Waiheke Island
  3. Waihi
  4. Waihopai
  5. Waiilatpuan
  6. Waikaia
  7. Waikanae
  8. Waikapu
  9. Waikato
  10. waikavirus
  11. waikaviruses

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