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Wanaka

/wɒnəkə/

Wanaka proper noun: a large lake in Otago, the fourth largest in New Zealand.

Proper noun

Wanaka

  1. A large lake in Otago, the fourth largest in New Zealand.
  2. A town in Otago, New Zealand, at the south end of the lake.

Origin of Wanaka

Borrowed from Māori Wānaka (South Island dialect pronunciation).

Questions about Wanaka

What does Wanaka mean?
Wanaka means a large lake in Otago, the fourth largest in New Zealand.
What part of speech is Wanaka?
Wanaka is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Wanaka?
Wanaka is pronounced /wɒnəkə/.

Words near Wanaka in the dictionary

  1. wan't
  2. wan-
  3. wan-thriven
  4. WANA
  5. Wanaaring
  6. Wanaka
  7. Wanalta
  8. Wanamaker
  9. Wanamakers
  10. Wanamassa
  11. wananga

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