# Bay of Plenty

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A wide bay on the northern side of the North Island, New Zealand.
2. A region surrounding the bay in North Island, New Zealand.

## Etymology
From bay (“embayment”) + plenty (“abundant food”). Coined by James Cook in 1769, from observations of plentiful amounts of food in the villages surrounding the bay.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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