Te Moana-a-Toi

English

Etymology

From Maori Te Moana-a-Toi (literally Sea of Toi).

Proper noun

Te Moana-a-Toi

  1. Bay of Plenty: A bay and sea in the Bay of Plenty region, North Island, New Zealand

Translations

See also

Maori

Etymology

From moana (sea) + Toi (given name), literally The Sea of Toi. From being named after Toi, a famous Maori who lived in the region, and the embayment being a marginal sea of the island.

Proper noun

Te Moana-a-Toi

  1. Bay of Plenty (a sea and bay of the Bay of Plenty Region, North Island, New Zealand)
  2. Bay of Plenty (an administrative region of the North Island, New Zealand, surrounding the eponymous bay)

See also

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