Tokelau

//ˈtoʊkəlaʊ// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Three atolls forming a dependent territory of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean.

Etymology

Borrowed from Tokelauan Tokelau, from Tokelauan tokelau (“north wind”), from Proto-Polynesian *tokelau (“northwesterly”). Compare Māori tokerau (“north”); Rapa Nui tokerau (“wind”).

Related phrases

Tokelau Islandsnew zealandrugby unionsouth pacific

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