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PRONUNCIATION OF PORIRUA

Porirua  [ˌpɔːrɪˈruːə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PORIRUA

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Porirua 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 PORIRUA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Porirua

Porirua

Porirua is a city in the Wellington Region of the North Island of New Zealand, and one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington metropolitan area. It almost completely surrounds Porirua Harbour at the southern end of the Kapiti Coast. Pauatahanui Inlet, the eastern inlet of the harbour, is notable for its world-class estuarine values. The population at the June 2013 estimate was 53,100.

Definition of Porirua in the English dictionary

The definition of Porirua in the dictionary is a city in New Zealand, on the North Island just north of Wellington. Pop: 50 600.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PORIRUA


atua
ˈɑːtuːə
aue
ˈɑːuːə
brewer
ˈbruːə
construer
kənˈstruːə
Dewar
ˈdjuːə
doer
ˈduːə
huer
ˈhjuːə
interviewer
ˈɪntəvjuːə
lehua
leɪˈhuːə
microbrewer
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈbruːə
morrhua
mɒˈruːə
reviewer
rɪˈvjuːə
Rotorua
ˌrəʊtəˈruːə
ruer
ˈruːə
screwer
ˈskruːə
sewer
ˈsuːə
strewer
ˈstruːə
tattooer
tæˈtuːə
truer
ˈtruːə
viewer
ˈvjuːə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PORIRUA

Pori

WORDS THAT END LIKE PORIRUA

Antigua
aqua
aua
chautauqua
Chihuahua
continua
Joshua
lingua
Managua
mantua
menstrua
Nicaragua
Padua
Papua
qua
Quechua
Rancagua
tena korua
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wairua

Synonyms and antonyms of Porirua in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Porirua» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PORIRUA

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

Translator English - Chinese

波里鲁瓦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Porirua
570 millions of speakers

English

Porirua
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Porirua
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بوريروا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Порируа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Porirua
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Porirua
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Porirua
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Porirua
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

porirua
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ポリルア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

포리 루아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Porirua
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Porirua
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Porirua
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोरुआरू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Porirua
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Porirua
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

porirua
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Поріруа
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Porirua
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Porirua
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Porirua
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Porirua
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Porirua
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Porirua

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PORIRUA»

The term «Porirua» is regularly used and occupies the 95.612 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PORIRUA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Porirua» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Porirua» 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 Porirua

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PORIRUA»

Discover the use of Porirua in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Porirua and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
OHARIU FAULT ZONE AT PORIRUA, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND D. N. WILLIAMS New Zealand Geological Survey, DSIR, Lower Hutt ABSTRACT North of Ohariu Valley the active transcurrent Ohariu Fault bifurcates and encloses a fault ...
2
Languages of New Zealand
At about the same time as the national survey on attitudes to Maori and bilingualism was being conducted, a study of Maori language in Porirua was also underway (Boyce 1992). The Porirua study was investigating reported Maori language ...
Allan Bell, Ray Harlow, Donna Starks, 2005
3
New Zealand
South of Paekakariki the highway cuts inland for a few kilometres and rejoins o the sea at PLIMMERTON, which hugs the shores at the mouth of the double- armed Porirua Harbour. Beautifully set and with a peaceful character it may lure you ...
Laura Harper, Tony Mudd, Paul Whitfield, 2002
4
New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
The oldest superficial deposits exposed in the Porirua area appear to be the remnants or intensely weathered gravel, sand, and silt at Mungavin Avenue ( Section 1, bed a). From the disposition and character of these beds it seems that they ...
5
New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
Stevens (1957) indicated possible eustatic levels in the Hutt Valley and at Port Nicholson and mentioned probable eustatic benches in the Porirua Harbour District. Te Punga (1954) drew attention to these Porirua Harbour benches and ...
6
Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
CONCLUSION There is no historical or geological evidence that there was any uplift, either of the outer part of Porirua Harbour or of the Pauatahanui Inlet, at the time of the South West Wairarapa earthquake in 1855, and there is much ...
7
OECD Public Governance Reviews Together for Better Public ...
Porirua City had an endemic problem of violence and graffiti throughout the city, which was solved through the work of a multi-agency partnership, Safer Porirua. This collaborative approach – started in 2006 – included local agencies ...
OECD, 2011
8
Poriru: People from Porirua, Michael Campbell, Pukerua Bay, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books Llc, Source: Wikipedia, 2011
9
New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
THE STRUCTURE OF THE LOWER MESOZOIC ROCKS IN THE PORIRUA DISTRICT By B. D. WEBBY, Geology Department, Victoria University of Wellington (Received for publication, 22 December 1958) Summary The well indurated ...
10
Exhibiting Madness in Museums: Remembering Psychiatry ...
The name of the official history of Porirua Asylum: Wendy Hunter Williams, Out of Mind, Out of Sight: The Story of Porirua Hospital (Porirua: The Hospital, 1987). See Catharine Coleborne, “Remembering Psychiatry's Past,” 97–118. Information ...
Catharine Coleborne, Dolly MacKinnon, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PORIRUA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Porirua is used in the context of the following news items.
1
New wi-fi service for Porirua CBD
The free service will be operational during the day and should cover from Tutu Place to Mungavin Bridge and from Titahi Bay Rd to Porirua ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
2
A wet, fun way to heal a dog
An update to the drive to fundraise for Tess's treatment: An off-lead indoor play and market will be held at in Porirua on September 5. Entry is $2 ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
3
Free Classes at Pacific Dance Artist Residency
This was followed with formal training at Porirua's 'Whitireia New Zealand' before Andy joined 'Black Grace' (2013-2014). Andy then joined the ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jul 15»
4
Whittaker's NZ's most trusted brand for fourth year running
"While 100% of our products are made in our one factory in Porirua, Wellington, Whittaker's is an exporter, and it's very important to us that the ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
5
Launch of te reo music video made in Porirua
A new te reo music video shot on location in Porirua is being launched to mark Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, Māori Language Week, which starts ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jul 15»
6
Silver Ferns pull away to beat South Africa
The Ferns made just one change to their starting line-up from their 91-31 win over Fiji in Porirua last week, with Jodi Brown given the nod at ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
7
Kiwi pharmacies running at a '$9 million loss' to cover Government …
Cannons Creek pharmacist Kas Govind delivers boxes of medicine to a Porirua customers home to help her keep her diabetes in check. Mr Govind not only ... «TVNZ, Jul 15»
8
Porirua Medic in Australia's Largest Warfighting Exercise
Porirua Medic in Australia's Largest Warfighting Exercise. As former ship's medic, Navy Lieutenant Kasey Vissers has provided health care for ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jul 15»
9
Family forced to hitchike to hospital
This comes after Porirua woman Tanyia Gray alleged her daughter, Dawn Gray, and two grandsons were refused access to a hospital shuttle, ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
10
Porirua CBD to have free Wi-Fi by end of year
By the end of the year, Porirua CBD will be set to have the fastest free public Wi-Fi service in Aotearoa, in fact in Australasia. Porirua City ... «Māori Television, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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