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Kiwi
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kiwi
English
Etymology
From en kiwi, a flightless bird native to and a national symbol of New Zealand.
Pronunciation
en /ˈkiːwi/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Pohewatanga-kiwi (New Zealand).wav NZ
en en-us-Kiwi.ogg US
en iːwi 2
Noun
en informal en <<c/New Zealand>>; a New Zealander.
en kiwi#Noun
en Tribune Newspapers Cruising Down Under w:Chicago Tribune https://www.chicagotribune.com/2014/06/17/cruising-down-under/ 17-06-2014 A blokart (say blow-cart) plays to the penchant that Kiwis and Aussies have for pushing the limits in search of fun. It’s a ground-hugging, tricyclelike combination of aluminum tubing and rubber wheels with a steering wheel and a sail. https://web.archive.org/web/20260923122532/https://www.chicagotribune.com/2014/06/17/cruising-down-under/ 23 September 2026
en February 6, 2022 Mari Saito; Winni Zhou Snowboarding-Proud Kiwi Sadowski-Synnott bags New Zealand's first Winter Games gold Jacqueline Wong; Clare Fallon https://web.archive.org/web/20220530101215/https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/snowboarding-kiwi-snowboarder-sadowski-synnott-wins-slopestyle-gold-2022-02-06/ 30 May 2022 w:Reuters Sadowski-Synnott scored 92.88 on her final run, landing back-to-back 1080s on a challenging course resembling the Great Wall of China.Asked how she felt about making history as the island nation's first Winter Games gold medallist, she said it made her a "proud Kiwi".
Adjective
en informal en <<c/New Zealand>>.
en kiwi#Adjective
en Kiwi brothers back in country after spending time in Thailand prison 2024-07-13 Poppy Clark stuff.co.nz/ https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350341755/kiwi-brothers-back-country-after-spending-time-thailand-prison The two Kiwi brothers who spent time in a Thailand prison after allegedly wrestling an officer to the ground and taking his gun, have returned to New Zealand.
Derived terms
en Kiwiana Kiwi cricket Kiwiland Kiwiness Kwaussie
Proper noun
en rural locality dist/Tasman c/New Zealand. NZ Topo Map
en 1955 December Notes and News: Women Delay Railway Demolition Railway Magazine 878 At Kiwi, 40 miles from Nelson, eight women installed themselves in the goods shed, taking with them their knitting, and a supply of food and magazines. The demolition crew was unable to pull the building down without injuring them.
References
Anagrams
en iikw Wiki wiki
German
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Etymology
de :bor en:kiwi
From de en kiwi.
Pronunciation
de /ˈkiːvi/
de De-Kiwi.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f,-:s
kiwi, kiwifruit
de Kiwifrucht chinesische Stachelbeere both unusual in everyday use
Declension
f,-:s
Noun
m,,s
kiwi bird
de Schnepfenstrauß
Declension
m,,s
Hypernyms
de Laufvogel
de Vogel
Hyponyms
de Zwergkiwi, de Kleiner Fleckenkiwi
de Haastkiwi, de Großer Fleckenkiwi
de Streifenkiwi
Further reading
de Fruits New Zealand Ratites
Luxembourgish
Noun
m f
kiwi lb