Maoriland
(ˈmaʊərɪlænd)
[f. Maori n. (a.) + land n.]
A name for New Zealand. ˈMaorilander, a white man born in New Zealand.
| 1863 F. E. Maning Old N.Z. i. 15, I prepared to make my entrée into Maori land in a proper and dignified manner. 1881 Every Boy's Annual 657/2 Our goose-wing pen bears us lightly down upon the Maori-land. Captain Abel Tasman, a Hollander, in 1642 discovered New Zealand. 1884 K. Nicholls (title) The King Country, or Explorations in New Zealand: a narrative of 600 miles of travel through Maoriland. 1896 Melbourne Argus 22 July 4/8 (Morris), Always something new from Maoriland! 1896 Melbourne Punch 9 Apr. 233/2 (Morris), Norman is a pushing young Maorilander. 1915 Morning Post 16 June 9/6 The Maorilanders gave ‘Hakas’ till their voices failed them. 1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 4 Jan. 11 A Maoriland youth. |