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Aotearoa (Māori: [aɔˈtɛaɾɔa]) [1] is the Māori-language name for New Zealand.The name was originally used by Māori in reference only to the North Island, with the whole country being referred to as Aotearoa me Te Waipounamu – where Te Ika-a-Māui means North Island, and Te Waipounamu means South Island. [2]
The influence of the United States on New Zealand weakened following protests over the Vietnam War, [199] the refusal of the United States to admonish France after the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior, [200] disagreements over environmental and agricultural trade issues, and New Zealand's nuclear-free policy.
The umbrella term Pacific Islands has taken on several meanings. [1] Sometimes it is used to refer only to the islands defined as lying within Oceania. [2] [3] [4] At other times, it is used to refer to the islands of the Pacific Ocean that were previously colonized by the British, French, Spaniards, Portuguese, Dutch, or Japanese, or by the United States.
United States French Cay: Greater Antilles Dominican Republic: French: Western Port Australia French: Mississippi River, Wisconsin United States French Island No. 1: Ohio River, Kentucky United States French Island No. 2: Ohio River, Kentucky United States French River: Georgian Bay, Ontario Canada Frenchman's Cay British Virgin Islands
A mountain in Georgia, United States. Dickshooter: Both a creek and a town in gun-totin' Idaho. Don't anger any of the locals if you wish to remain in the gene pool. Dicktown: A town in New York, United States. Dickey: A place in North Dakota that's really feeling like being a dick today. Also in Georgia plus a Dickey River and a Dickey Glacier ...
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New Zealand favours fiord over fjord, unlike most other English-speaking countries. The fiord spelling was the normal one in English until the early 1920s, [112] and is preserved in many place names worldwide. In New Zealand it is used in Fiordland, a rugged region in the south-west. [citation needed]
United States North Brother: Seven Brothers, Bab-el-Mandeb Djibouti: North Dumpling: Fisher's Island Sound, New York United States North Harbour: Lake Erie, Ontario Canada North Haven: Penobscot Bay, Maine United States North Havra Shetland Islands Scotland: North Hero: Lake Champlain, Vermont United States North Limestone: Georgian Bay Ontario