Definition of New Zealand in English:
New Zealand
An island country in the South Pacific about 1,900 km (1,200 miles) east of Australia; population 4,500,000 (estimated 2015); languages, English, Maori; capital, Wellington.
Maori name Aotearoa
New Zealand consists of two major islands (the North Island and the South Island) separated by Cook Strait, and several smaller islands. The original discoverers of the country were the Maoris. The first European to sight New Zealand was the Dutch navigator Abel Tasman in 1642; the islands were circumnavigated by Captain James Cook, and came under British sovereignty in 1840. Full dominion status was granted in 1907, and independence in 1931 within the Commonwealth
Definition of New Zealand in US English:
New Zealand
An island country in the South Pacific Ocean about 1,200 miles (1,900 km) east of Australia; population 4,500,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Wellington; languages, English (official) and Maori.
New Zealand consists of two major islands (North and South Islands), separated by Cook Strait, and several smaller ones. The first European to sight New Zealand was Dutch navigator Abel Tasman in 1642; the islands were circumnavigated by Captain James Cook in 1769–70 and came under British sovereignty in 1840. Full dominion status was granted in 1907, and independence within the Commonwealth of Nations came in 1931
Maori name Aotearoa