# Rotorua

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #63,210

## Definitions
1. A city, the capital of Rotorua Lakes district, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, on the southern shores of Lake Rotorua.
2. A lake in Rotorua district, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand; in full, Lake Rotorua.
3. A district of the Bay of Plenty region, New Zealand; in full, Rotorua Lakes. Seat: Rotorua.
4. A lake in Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand; in full, Lake Rotorua.

## Etymology
From Māori Rotorua.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rotorua