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English
Etymology
From Maori Te Moana-a-Toi (literally “Sea of Toi”).
Proper noun
Te Moana-a-Toi
- Bay of Plenty: A bay and sea in the Bay of Plenty region, North Island, New Zealand
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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
- Bay of Plenty (a sea and bay of the Bay of Plenty Region, North Island, New Zealand)
- Bay of Plenty (an administrative region of the North Island, New Zealand, surrounding the eponymous bay)
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