Kiwi

From kiwi, a flightless bird native to and a national symbol of New Zealand.

• (New Zealand, UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːˌwiː/

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• Rhymes: -iːwi

Kiwi (plural Kiwis)

1. (informal) A New Zealander.
   • 2014 June 17, Tribune Newspapers, “Cruising Down Under”, in Chicago Tribune‎^[1]:

     A blokart (say blow-cart) plays to the penchant that Kiwis and Aussies have for pushing the limits in search of fun. It’s a ground-hugging, tricyclelike combination of aluminum tubing and rubber wheels with a steering wheel and a sail.

   • 2022 February 6, Mari Saito, Winni Zhou, “Snowboarding-Proud Kiwi Sadowski-Synnott bags New Zealand's first Winter Games gold”, in Jacqueline Wong, Clare Fallon, editors, Reuters‎^[2], archived from the original on 30 May 2022:

     Sadowski-Synnott scored 92.88 on her final run, landing back-to-back 1080s on a challenging course resembling the Great Wall of China.
     Asked how she felt about making history as the island nation's first Winter Games gold medallist, she said it made her a "proud Kiwi".

Kiwi (comparative more Kiwi, superlative most Kiwi)

1. (informal) of or from New Zealand
   • 2024 July 13, Poppy Clark, “Kiwi brothers back in country after spending time in Thailand prison”, in stuff.co.nz/‎^[3]:

     The two Kiwi brothers who spent time in a Thailand prison after allegedly wrestling an officer to the ground and taking his gun, have returned to New Zealand.

Kiwi

1. A rural locality in Tasman district, New Zealand. ^[1]
   • 1955 December, “Notes and News: Women Delay Railway Demolition”, in Railway Magazine, page 878:

     At Kiwi, 40 miles from Nelson, eight women installed themselves in the goods shed, taking with them their knitting, and a supply of food and magazines. The demolition crew was unable to pull the building down without injuring them.

• Wiki, wiki

From English kiwi.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiːvi/

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Kiwi f (genitive Kiwi, plural Kiwi or Kiwis)

1. kiwi, kiwi fruit

   Synonyms: Kiwifrucht, chinesische Stachelbeere (both unusual in everyday use)

Kiwi m (strong, genitive Kiwis, plural Kiwis)

1. kiwi (bird)

   Synonym: Schnepfenstrauß

• Laufvogel
  • Vogel

• Zwergkiwi, Kleiner Fleckenkiwi
• Haastkiwi, Großer Fleckenkiwi
• Streifenkiwi

• “Kiwi” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Kiwi m or f (plural Kiwien)

1. kiwi (clarification of this definition is needed)