Phrase guide

New Zealand dollar

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The official currency of New Zealand.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

the basic unit of money in New Zealand

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: dollar

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: دُولَار نْيُوزِيلَنْدِيّ (dōlār nyūzīlandiyy) — official currency of New Zealand
  • Chinese Cantonese: 紐西蘭元 /纽西兰元 (nau5 sai1 laan4 jyun4) — official currency of New Zealand
  • Chinese Cantonese: 紐元 /纽元 (nau2 jyun4) — official currency of New Zealand
  • Chinese Cantonese: 紐幣 /纽币 (nau2 bai6) — official currency of New Zealand
  • Chinese Cantonese: 紐紙 /纽纸 (nau2 zi2) — official currency of New Zealand
  • Chinese Mandarin: 新西蘭元 /新西兰元 (Xīnxīlányuán) — official currency of New Zealand
  • Chinese Mandarin: 紐西蘭元 /纽西兰元 (Niǔxīlányuán) — official currency of New Zealand
  • Finnish: Uuden-Seelannin dollari — official currency of New Zealand
  • French: dollar néo-zélandais — official currency of New Zealand
  • German: Neuseeland-Dollar — official currency of New Zealand
  • Hindi: न्यूज़ीलैंड डॉलर (nyūzīlaiṇḍ ḍŏlar) — official currency of New Zealand
  • Hindi: न्यूजीलैंड डॉलर (nyūjīlaiṇḍ ḍŏlar) — official currency of New Zealand
  • Irish: dollar na Nua-Shéalainne — official currency of New Zealand
  • Japanese: ニュージーランドドル (Nyūjīrando-doru) — official currency of New Zealand
  • Korean: 뉴질랜드 달러 (nyujillaendeu dalleo) — official currency of New Zealand
  • Māori: tāra — official currency of New Zealand
  • Polish: dolar nowozelandzki — official currency of New Zealand
  • Russian: новозела́ндский до́ллар (novozelándskij dóllar) — official currency of New Zealand
  • Spanish: dólar neozelandés — official currency of New Zealand