Auckland

//ˈoːklənd// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city in the Auckland Region, New Zealand, on the North Island; the largest conurbation in the country.

    "Sam Ruthe had the eyes of thousands on him when he stepped onto a running track in Auckland just over a week ago."

  2. 2
    A region of New Zealand which includes the city, situated between the Northland region to the north and the Waikato region to the south.
  3. 3
    A territorial authority and unitary authority for the Auckland Region of New Zealand; in full, Auckland Council.

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"There are a million people in Auckland."

Etymology

After William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland, patron of the founder of the city, after Bishop Auckland, formerly North Auckland in the UK, the site of Auckland Castle, from Ackland, possibly from Old Norse alka (“auk”) or from Middle English ak (“oak”) + land; similar, if not the same, to Oakland. In view of an earlier form, Alclit, this may represent an adaptation of a Cumbric [Term?] form, equivalent to Proto-Brythonic *alo- (“rock”) + Proto-Brythonic *clọ:tā, a river name.

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Auckland IslandAuckland Islandsbishop aucklandnew zealand

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