A city in the Auckland Region, New Zealand, on the North Island; the largest conurbation in the country.
Used in a Sentence
auckland
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for auckland.
Editorial note
Gridspy was born out of monitoring power usage at the house both while there and while back in Auckland (90km away).
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Quick take
A city in the Auckland Region, New Zealand, on the North Island; the largest conurbation in the country.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of auckland gathered in one view.
A region of New Zealand which includes the city, situated between the Northland region to the north and the Waikato region to the south.
A territorial authority and unitary authority for the Auckland Region of New Zealand; in full, Auckland Council.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for auckland.
noun
A city in the Auckland Region, New Zealand, on the North Island; the largest conurbation in the country.
noun
A region of New Zealand which includes the city, situated between the Northland region to the north and the Waikato region to the south.
noun
A territorial authority and unitary authority for the Auckland Region of New Zealand; in full, Auckland Council.
Example sentences
Gridspy was born out of monitoring power usage at the house both while there and while back in Auckland (90km away).
A weird thing to watch is three separate Auckland (New Zealand) to Dubai Emirates A380 flights depart 15 minutes apart, every day.
According to Numbeo, rental prices in Auckland are 67% lower than SF.
I graduated in Auckland 2 years ago and had assumed I would have to leave the country to find interesting work.
I went to get my connection in Dubai to Melbourne and was confused by the correct flight number but Auckland destination!
I heard from someone that the airport fees mean it is cheaper for Emirates to park three A380s in Auckland for most of the day than the Australian airports.
One city currently with high rental costs and property prices is Auckland New Zealand, where the city and the country are almost the same entity, if you get what I mean.
A few years back, I visited my brother in Auckland in a time when we had water restrictions at home (in South Australia).
Facebook has strange routing which seems to go via Auckland -> Australia -> California -> North Carolina rather than directly to the USA, which explains the added latency.
I remember a Maori exhibit at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.
BUT - what I found in practice (2011, field testing on an island near Auckland NZ) was that a surprising amount of stuff would just straight up camp to a 2G base station, presumably because the signal was stronger.
Quote examples
It was announced yesterday that Whitcoulls, Auckland's foremost bookseller, would vacate its flagship store." [1] That leaves one small bookshop in the CBD of a 1.5m population city.
During my last trip back to my home town, Auckland New Zealand, I discovered there was only one "large" bookshop left and it had reduced its sales area to a single floor so calling it "large" was pushing it.
Proper noun examples
Auckland's similarly mired in political crap, but at least Melbourne has an otherwise-functional train/tram network.
As it is out biggest city, Auckland, is experiencing insanely high house prices that folks in the Bay area would grimace at.
OT: If you're ever in Auckland, NZ or Vancouver, CA let me know.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use auckland in a sentence?
Gridspy was born out of monitoring power usage at the house both while there and while back in Auckland (90km away).
What does auckland mean?
A city in the Auckland Region, New Zealand, on the North Island; the largest conurbation in the country.
What part of speech is auckland?
auckland is commonly used as noun.