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Vinony

Tokelau

proper noun

  1. New Zealand Pacific ocean territory
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈtoʊkəlaʊ/

name

Etymology: Borrowed from Tokelauan Tokelau, from Tokelauan tokelau (“north wind”), from Proto-Polynesian *tokelau (“northwesterly”). Compare Niuean tokelau (“north”), Māori tokerau (“north”); Rapa Nui tokerau (“wind”).

  1. Three atolls forming a dependent territory of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean.