Niue meaning
An island dependency of New Zealand in the south-central Pacific Ocean east of Tonga. Inhabited largely by native Polynesians, it was annexed by Britain in 1900 and made part of New Zealand a year later, becoming internally self-governing in 1974. Alofi is the capital.
Island in the SC Pacific, east of Tonga: a self-governing territory in association with New Zealand: 101 sq mi (261 sq km)
proper name
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