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New Zealander

New Zealander

3.6
About New Zealand or its people
  • adjective
translation icon : neozelandés
  • A New Zealander company launched the new technology worldwide.

Examples

  • Are you a New Zealander?

  • The New Zealander accent is distinctive among English speakers.

  • Many New Zealander traditions reflect indigenous Maori culture.

  • She is a proud New Zealander.

  • The New Zealander culture is known for its strong connection to nature and the outdoors.

  • Many New Zealander dishes feature fresh seafood and regional produce.

  • Sports, particularly rugby, are a significant part of New Zealander identity.

Surface Forms

New Zealander positive

Morphology

New + Zealander

The meaning 'a person from New Zealand' is directly compositional: it denotes the demonym formed from the place name New Zealand (place name + agentive suffix -er). This is a regular, predictable pattern cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent place name and the demonym-formation logic will readily understand it.

Etymology

New Zealander as an adjective comes from the country name New Zealand, which early Dutch sailors named after a region called 'Zeeland' back home. So New Zealander means 'relating to New Zealand'.