Waikato

[ wahy-kah-toh ]

noun
  1. a river in central North Island, New Zealand, flowing NW to the Tasman Sea: longest river in New Zealand. 264 miles (425 km) long.

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How to use Waikato in a sentence

  • Many low-lying marshy fields of native flax were observed, and the Waikato River was three times crossed in its winding course.

    Under the Southern Cross | Maturin M. Ballou

British Dictionary definitions for Waikato

Waikato

/ (ˈwaɪˌkɑːtəʊ) /


noun
  1. the longest river in New Zealand, flowing northwest across North Island to the Tasman Sea. Length: 350 km (220 miles)

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