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Meaning of "Godzone" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GODZONE

From God's own country.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GODZONE

Godzone  [ˈɡɒdzəʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GODZONE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Godzone is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GODZONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

God's Own Country

God’s Own Country, is a phrase that is used to refer to several places such as the United States, New Zealand, Kerala and Yorkshire. Abbreviated to Godzone or less often Godzown, the term has been used for more than 100 years by New Zealanders to describe their homeland. It has subsequently been adopted by some other countries, notably Australia. In recent years the phrase has been adopted as a slogan by the tourism department of the Kerala state government in India as people started to explore more places outside the traditional tourist spots.

Definition of Godzone in the English dictionary

The definition of Godzone in the dictionary is one's home country.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GODZONE


Azon
ˈeɪzəʊn
bizone
ˈbaɪˌzəʊn
Eurozone
ˈjʊərəʊˌzəʊn
hydrocortisone
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈkɔːtɪˌzəʊn
interzone
ˈɪntəˌzəʊn
ozone
ˈəʊzəʊn
phenylbutazone
ˌfiːnaɪlˈbjuːtəˌzəʊn
subzone
ˈsʌbˌzəʊn
Trizone
ˈtraɪˌzəʊn
warzone
ˈwɔːˌzəʊn
zone
zəʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GODZONE

Godolphin
godown
Godoy
godparent
godroon
godrooned
gods
godsend
godship
godslot
godson
Godspeed
godsquad
Godthaab
Godunov
godward
Godwin
Godwin-Austen
godwit
Goebbels

WORDS THAT END LIKE GODZONE

calzone
canzone
combat zone
comfort zone
danger zone
dead zone
drop zone
economic zone
end zone
enterprise zone
exclusion zone
exclusive economic zone
free zone
hot zone
in the zone
security zone
time zone
twilight zone
urban development zone
war zone

Synonyms and antonyms of Godzone in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Godzone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GODZONE

Find out the translation of Godzone to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Godzone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Godzone» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Godzone
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Godzone
570 millions of speakers

English

Godzone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Godzone
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Godzone
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Godzone
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Godzone
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Godzone
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Godzone
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Godzone
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Godzone
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Godzone
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Godzone
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Godzone
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Godzone
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Godzone
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गॉडझोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Godzone
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Godzone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Godzone
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Godzone
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Godzone
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Godzone
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Godzone
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Godzone
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Godzone
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Godzone

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GODZONE»

The term «Godzone» is normally little used and occupies the 128.997 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Godzone
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GODZONE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Godzone» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Godzone» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Godzone

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GODZONE»

Discover the use of Godzone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Godzone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mapping the Godzone: A Primer on New Zealand Literature and ...
An American describes New Zealand literature, culture, and film, and compares and contrasts them with those of the United States
William John Schafer, 1998
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The Godzone Dictionary: Of Favourite New Zealand Words and ...
Sland words and expressions feature heavily, while one of the unique features of this book is the large number of Maori words that have become a part of our common language in recent years.
Max Cryer, 2010
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Godzone: A guide to the travels of the soul
Godzone is a book of mystery and illumination, a guide-book to the travels of the heart. With humour, story-telling and captivating originality, it entices the reader to join its hitchhiking author on the most important journey of all.
Mike Riddell, 2011
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Shaping Godzone: Public Issues and Church Voices in New ...
The book chronicles the church’s position on a wide variety of issues from the 19th and 20th centuries, including alcohol restraint, voting rights for women, the use of Sunday, the exploitation of workers, the Vietnam War, a nuclear-free ...
Laurie Guy, 2012
5
Aliens in Godzone: An Alien Murder Mystery
What secrets do the aliens have? On an island off the coast of New Zealand, Curtis McCoy, Private Investigator, is approached by the beautiful Janux to solve her partner's murder. This is Curtis' first case.
Genesis Cotterell, 2013
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Heathen in Godzone: Seventy Years of Rationalism in New Zealand
History of the NZ Association of Rationalists & Humanists.
Bill Cooke, 1998
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Feminist Interventions in International Communication: ...
GodZone? NZ's. Classification. of. Explicit. Material. in. an. Era. of. Global. Fundamentalism. Mary Griffiths There are signs that vocal attacks on the gains that New Zealand (NZ) state feminism has made in many areas are coming from a small ...
Katharine Sarikakis, Leslie Regan Shade, 2008
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The Lingo Dictionary: Of Favourite Australian Words and Phrases
Cryer, M., 2006, The Godzone Dictionary of Favourite New Zealand Words and Phrases, Exisle Publishing, Titirangi, Auckland. Dixon R.M.W., Moore, Bruce, Ramson, W.S. and Thomas, Mandy, 2006, Australian Aboriginal Words in English , ...
John Miller, 2009
9
Who Said That First?: The Curious Origins of Common Words ...
Believe it or not, this is probably the first book to attempt to identify the original sources of some of the English language's most common expressions.
Max Cryer, 2010
10
Myanmar (Burma) Since 1962: The Failure of Development
Likewise an unusual degree of detachment - a view of Burma from a study looking over the English countryside and punctuated by annual visits to Godzone - and even restraint must be admitted. By contrast my subject matter is scandalous ...
Peter John Perry, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GODZONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Godzone is used in the context of the following news items.
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Keeping the sport family balance
Blundell is training for GodZone, a tough six-day non-stop adventure race that combines kayaking, mountain biking and off-road running. «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
2
Rogaine offers something for everyone in Rotorua jewel
Some of them are using it as training for the GodZone race early next year. "It's a good example of couples working well together, supporting ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
3
Godzone adventure race in Tasman sells out in record time
Godzone race director Warren Bates said he was delighted that the event had sold out again. "To do it in record time is doubly pleasing. «The Nelson Mail, Jul 15»
4
GODZone entries sell out
New Zealand's GODZone adventure race received a record number of entries within minutes of opening at 9am yesterday. Race Director ... «Voxy, Jul 15»
5
Entries open for Tasman Godzone adventure race
Entries have opened for the Godzone adventure race being held in the Tasman district next year and organisers say there has been ... «The Nelson Mail, Jun 15»
6
16 Days Of Scoop Update : Dear Scoop Crowd - Thankyou!
... what is happening to the future of news and journalism here in Godzone- and care enough to contribute in money and action towards finding ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jun 15»
7
The Bay's multisport king will not retire
... territory when he helped Team Kathmandu finish fifth in a 40-team field in last year's five-day GODZone Adventure Race in the South Island. «Hawke's Bay Today, Jun 15»
8
GODZone and Primal Quest Join Forces
Global adventure-racing leader, GODZone in New Zealand, and North America's premiere event, Primal Quest, have joined forces in a bid to ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jun 15»
9
Central Otago's Brass Monkey rally helps draw regional tourism …
The latest tourism figures suggest that there are truckloads more folks looking to do stuff in godzone. According to Statistics New Zealand there ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
10
Nathan Fa'avae Joins GODZone for 2016 Course Design
The 2016 GODZone expedition race being held in Tasman is set to benefit from adventure racing legend Nathan Fa'avae's expert advice with ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jun 15»

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