Wanganui
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New Zealand[ˈwɒŋanʉi]
Wanganui proper noun: a city and territorial authority in Manawatū-Whanganui region, on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
Proper noun
Wanganui
- A city and territorial authority in Manawatū-Whanganui region, on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
- A major river in the Manawatū-Whanganui region, North Island, New Zealand, which flows into the Tasman Sea at Wanganui. Official name: Whanganui River.
- A river in the West Coast region, South Island, New Zealand, which also flows into the Tasman Sea.
- A locality in the Byron council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- An epoch from 5.28 to present million years ago, a subdivision of the Neogene-Quaternary.
Forms of Wanganui
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Origin of Wanganui
From Māori Whanganui. The spelling of Sense 1 and Sense 2 reflects a dialectal realization of the ⟨wh⟩ phoneme as [ˀw] in Taranaki and Manawatū-Whanganui.
Words formed from Wanganui
Questions about Wanganui
- What does Wanganui mean?
- Wanganui means a city and territorial authority in Manawatū-Whanganui region, on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
- What part of speech is Wanganui?
- Wanganui is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Wanganui?
- Wanganui is pronounced [ˈwɒŋanʉi] (New Zealand).
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