Auckland
English
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 to Proto-Brythonic *alo- (“rock”) + Proto-Brythonic * clọ:tā, a river name.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔːklənd/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈɑːklənd/
Audio (New York City) (file)
Proper noun
Auckland
- A city in New Zealand's North Island, the largest conurbation in the country.
- A region of New Zealand which includes the city, situated between the Northland region to the north and the Waikato region to the south.
Descendants
- Translingual: Aucklandia
Translations
the largest conurbation in New Zealand
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See also
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o.klɑ̃d/
Audio (file)
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔk.lant/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔklant
- Syllabification: Auck‧land
Declension
Further reading
- Auckland in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Spanish
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