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AUCKLAND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Auckland mean?
• AUCKLAND (noun)
The noun AUCKLAND has 1 sense:
1. the largest city and principal port of New Zealand
Familiarity information: AUCKLAND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The largest city and principal port of New Zealand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
Holonyms ("Auckland" is a part of...):
New Zealand (an independent country within the British Commonwealth; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907; known for sheep and spectacular scenery)
Context examples
It is quite separate and was left me by my uncle Ned in Auckland.
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