Godzone

== English == === Etymology === Contraction of God’s own country, modelled after zone (“area or region of the world”). The word was possibly modified from the title of the poem “God’s Own Country” (1890) by the New Zealand poet and politician Thomas Bracken (1843–1898). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɒdzəʊn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑdˌzoʊn/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɡɒdzʌʉn/ Hyphenation: God‧zone === Proper noun === Godzone (New Zealand, informal) New Zealand. [from 20th c.] ==== Related terms ==== God's own country God's own county ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === God’s Own Country on Wikipedia.Wikipedia New Zealand on Wikipedia.Wikipedia