Auckland
Pronunciation: /ˈoːklənd/
The English word “Auckland” has 2 meanings listed here.
proper noun
- A territorial authority and unitary authority for the Auckland Region of New Zealand; in full, Auckland Council.
- The government of New Zealand.
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…
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More English words
- auchenipterid
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- Auckland Island
- Auckland Islands
- Auckland Islands merganser
- Aucklander
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