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PRONUNCIATION OF TAURANGA

Tauranga  [taʊˈræŋə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TAURANGA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tauranga 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 TAURANGA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tauranga

Tauranga

Tauranga is the most populous city in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. It was settled by Māori late in the 13th century and by Europeans in the early 19th century and was constituted as a city in 1963. Tauranga City is the centre of the sixth largest urban area in New Zealand, with an urban population of 123,500 . The city lies in the north-western corner of the Bay of Plenty, on the south-eastern edge of Tauranga Harbour. The city expands over an area of 168 square kilometres, and encompasses the communities of Bethlehem, on the south-western outskirts of the city; Greerton, on the southern outskirts of the city; Matua, west of the central city overlooking Tauranga Harbour; Maungatapu; Mount Maunganui, located north of the central city across the harbour facing the Bay of Plenty; Otumoetai; Papamoa, Tauranga's largest suburb, located on the Bay of Plenty; Tauranga City; Tauranga South; and Welcome Bay. Tauranga is one of New Zealand's main centres for business, international trade, culture, fashion and horticultural science. The Port of Tauranga is New Zealand's largest port in terms of gross export tonnage and efficiency.

Definition of Tauranga in the English dictionary

The definition of Tauranga in the dictionary is a port in New Zealand, on NE North Island on the Bay of Plenty: exports dairy produce, meat, and timber. Pop: 101 300.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TAURANGA


banger
ˈbæŋə
clanger
ˈklæŋə
cliffhanger
ˈklɪfˌhæŋə
crapehanger
ˈkreɪpˌhæŋə
Erlanger
ˈɜːlæŋə
franger
ˈfræŋə
ganger
ˈɡæŋə
handlanger
ˈhændˌlæŋə
hangar
ˈhæŋə
hanger
ˈhæŋə
haranguer
həˈræŋə
karanga
kəˈræŋə
langer
ˈlæŋə
paperhanger
ˈpeɪpəˌhæŋə
sanger
ˈsæŋə
Selangor
səˈlæŋə
slanger
ˈslæŋə
straphanger
ˈstræpˌhæŋə
tikanga
təˈkæŋə
twanger
ˈtwæŋə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAURANGA

Taunton
tauon
taupata
taupe
Taupo
Taurean
Tauri
tauriform
taurine
Tauris
taurobolium
tauromachian
tauromachy
tauromorphous
Taurus
Taurus Mountains

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAURANGA

anga
Bucaramanga
changa
charanga
chimichanga
Ganga
Kananga
kanga
Katanga
Mahajanga
manga
mganga
Mpumalanga
pa´anga
panga
ranga
runanga
sanga
tanga
Zamboanga

Synonyms and antonyms of Tauranga in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Tauranga» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAURANGA

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

Translator English - Chinese

陶朗加
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Tauranga
570 millions of speakers

English

Tauranga
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Tauranga
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تاورانجا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Тауранга
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Tauranga
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Tauranga
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Tauranga
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tauranga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tauranga
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

タウランガ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

타우랑가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tauranga
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Tauranga
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தோராங்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टौरंगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tauranga
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Tauranga
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Tauranga
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Тауранга
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Tauranga
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ταουράνγκα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Tauranga
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Tauranga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Tauranga
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Tauranga

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAURANGA»

The term «Tauranga» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.154 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TAURANGA» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAURANGA»

Discover the use of Tauranga in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Tauranga and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
New Zealand
The western end of the BAY OF PLENTY centres on the prosperous port city of TAURANGA ("safe anchorage"), and its beachside acolyte, Mount Maunganui, effectively a suburb of Tauranga. This amorphous settlement, sprawled around the ...
Laura Harper, Tony Mudd, Paul Whitfield, 2002
2
Buying the Land, Selling the Land: Governments and Maori ...
The Court did not begin operating at Poverty Bay until 1873,42 for example, or at Tauranga until 1879. Confiscation could cast a very long shadow over the Crown purchasing process. There are many examples of blocks falling within a ...
Richard Boast, 2008
3
New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
1985) terrestrial deposits of the Tauranga Group. This paper, based on detailed lithologie investigations by Todd (1982), summarises the stratigraphy and palynology, and interprets the depositional history of the Tauranga Group, from the ...
4
Adventure Guide to New Zealand
Being a port town blessed with long stretches of beach, Tauranga has plenty of water-based activities. The Wairoa River, along SH29 between Matamata and Tauranga, is one of the most popular whitewater rafting destinations in New ...
Bette Flagler, 2004
5
New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
1 Herbert 2 (PB) 1978 Oct 10 4 Tauranga N 58/571555 40. 3 Mauder (PB) 1978 Aug 23 5 Paengaroa N 67/879415 16. 9 Herbert 1 (PB) 1978 Oct 10 6* Rotorua N 76/730616 9. 4 F.p.T. Nursery Bore 1978 Nov 16 7 Papamoa N 58/786562 S. 5  ...
6
New Zealand
was built in 1881 from kauri (wood) and remains one of Tauranga's best- preserved colonial homes. Te Awanui Waka (Map p339; The Strand), a replica Maori canoe, is on display in an open-sided building at the top of the Strand. Up the hill ...
Charles Rawlings-Way, 2010
7
New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
7 Herbert 2 (PB) 1978 Oct 10 4 Tauranga N 58/571555 40. 3 Mauder (PB) 1978 Aug 23 5 Paengaroa N 67/879415 16. 9 Herbert 1 (PB) 1978 Oct 10 6* Rotorua N 76/730616 9. 4 F.R.I. Nursery Bore 1978 Nov 16 7 Papamoa N 58/786562 S. 5  ...
8
The New Zealand Bed & Breakfast Guide
Aramoana Bc~B Doreen Anderson 9 Seaway Terrace, Matua, Tauranga Tel (07) 576 3058 or 027 320 0203 Fax (07) 576 3758 andersondem(?ixtra.co.nz www. aramoanabnb.co.nz Double $100 Single $80 (Full breakfast) Children $35 Eftpos  ...
Elliot Cudby
9
Frommer's New Zealand
yachts and launches moored in two marinas. The Port of Tauranga is also a popular stop for cruise ships. It has an urban population of about 120,000 and boasts 2,400 hours of sunshine per year. Tauranga and its nearby beachfront neighbor, ...
Adrienne Rewi, 2012
10
Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives of ...
H. W. Brabant, Esq., E.M., Tauranga, to the Hon. the Native Minister. Sib— Native Office, Tauranga, 30th May, 1882. I have the honor to submit the following remarks as my annual report on native affairs in the districts under my charge.
New Zealand. Parliament. House of Representatives, 1882

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAURANGA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Tauranga is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The reason behind Phil Rudd's arrest
AC/DC rocker Phil Rudd will return to his Bureta mansion after appearing in Tauranga District Court this morning charged with breaching his home detention ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
2
Ex-AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd to appeal sentence
Phil Rudd arriving at the Tauranga District Court this morning. RNZ / ... cannabis and methamphetamine and was sentenced in the Tauranga District Court today. «Radio New Zealand, Jul 15»
3
Tauranga's tornado damage surveyed
A clean-up is under way in Mt Maunganui after a tornado ripped through, badly damaging Baypark Stadium, homes and commercial premises. Photographs ... «3News NZ, May 15»
4
Fatalities in fiery crash near Tauranga
Five people including the small child were taken to Tauranga Hospital for minor injuries. Diversions are expected to remain in place for at least two hours while ... «New Zealand Herald, May 15»
5
Invercargill and Tauranga chosen for first state house sales
Hundreds of state houses in Tauranga and Invercargill could be sold to independent providers in the first phase of the Government's plans. In January Prime ... «The Southland Times, May 15»
6
Tauranga oil spill size disclosed
Mobil Oil New Zealand has revealed the extent of the oil spill into Tauranga Harbour six days ago. It says about 1500 litres of oil leaked when a boat was being ... «3News NZ, May 15»
7
Leaked oil in Tauranga Harbour came from Mobil pipeline
Heavy fuel oil spilled from a ship bunkering at the Port of Tauranga has washed up along the shores of the city's inner waterways - leaving a "boiling black mess" ... «Waikato Times, Apr 15»
8
Inside the world of AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd
There are a few stories about rocker Phil Rudd floating around Tauranga. A few years ago, a woman vanished from a party on a launch in the Tauranga Bridge ... «New Zealand Herald, Apr 15»
9
Rudd troubles overshadow Bon Scott's death: lawyer
Rudd's lawyer, Craig Tuck, has criticised the way police handled the case against Tauranga's 60-year-old resident rock star and described their actions as over ... «New Zealand Herald, Apr 15»
10
Port of Tauranga unveils new joint venture
Port of Tauranga posted an 8.2 per cent gain in first-half profit as a gain on the sale of a stake in Timaru Container Terminal to logistics group Kotahi made up for ... «New Zealand Herald, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Tauranga [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tauranga>. Apr 2024 ».
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