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Rotorua
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English
+ Lakes
Lake +
Lake + (Canterbury)
Alternative forms
en Roturua
Etymology
From en mi Rotorua.
Proper noun
en Q208948en city/capital dist/Rotorua Lakes r/Bay of Plenty isl/North Island c/New Zealand on the southern shores of Lake Rotorua.
en 2002-05-27 Lynn Barber Just the spot... for jumping off a cliff w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2002/may/27/newzealand.extremesportsholidays https://web.archive.org/web/20140909141547/https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2002/may/27/newzealand.extremesportsholidays New Zealanders call Rotorua Roto Vegas but that's pushing it a bit - Roto Blackpool maybe.
en 2009-08-17 Peter Calder Fat Dog Cafe, Rotorua w:NZ Herald https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/fat-dog-cafe-rotorua/7FM3LTBNOVFKTF2MYON5FKGEA4/ https://web.archive.org/web/20250123031708/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/fat-dog-cafe-rotorua/7FM3LTBNOVFKTF2MYON5FKGEA4/ Not everyone in Rotorua is happy with the name Rotovegas (sometimes Roto-Vegas).
en lake district/Rotorua r/Bay of Plenty island/North Island c/New Zealand Lake Rotorua.
en Q15059492en district r:suf/Bay of Plenty c/New Zealand Rotorua Rotorua Lakes.
en lake r/Canterbury island/South Island c/New Zealand Lake Rotorua.
Derived terms
en Rotovegas Lake Rotorua Rotorua Lake Rotorua Lakes Rotorua Lakes District Rotorua District
Anagrams
en aoorrtu oratour outroar roar out
Māori
mi:
Etymology
From mi roto<t:lake> rua<t:two> second lake.
Pronunciation
rotorua '---
mi Rotorua Pronunciation.wav
Proper noun
mi Q208948mi city/capital dist/Rotorua Lakes r/Bay of Plenty isl/North Island c/New Zealand on the southern shores of Lake Rotorua.
Rarotongan
Etymology
From rar mi Rotorua.
Proper noun
rar proper noun
rar Rotorua Q208948
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