Rotorua

Ro·to·ru·a

[roh-tuh-roo-uh]
noun
a city on N central North Island, in New Zealand.
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Rotorua (ˌrəʊtəˈruːə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a city in New Zealand, on N central North Island at the SW end of Lake Rotorua: centre of forestry; noted for volcanic activity. Pop: 67 800 (2004 est)

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rotorua

city ("district"), north-central North Island, New Zealand. It lies at the southwestern end of Lake Rotorua, for which it is named. Founded in the early 1870s, it was constituted a special town district in 1883, a borough in 1922, and a city in the early 1960s.

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