is kiwi a name for new zealand or australia? cuz new zealand are known as black caps also?

Answer 1

"Kiwi" is a general adjective for all of New Zealanders.

The Black Caps is the name of their cricket team just like their rugby team is called the Silver Ferns.

Answer 2

A Kiwi is a small flightless bird native to New Zealand and is adopted for referring to New Zealanders as this bird.

Black caps are what the Kiwi's are called for the colour of the cricket cap they wear.

Too Hudson you are so wrong, the silver ferns refers to their netball team, the Rugby team are called the All Blacks because when they play they are dressed in black from head to toe.

Many National teams use animals or plants as symbols eg; USA Rugby are called the Eagles, Aust Rugby are called the Wallabies, South Africa Proteas.

Answer 3

New Zealand is Kiwi, Australia is Aussie.
The Kiwi bird comes from New Zealand.

Answer 4

The name is for New Zealanders because the bird KIWI hails from New Zealand.

Answer 5

The Kiwis are NZ. That is their national fauna emblem, their national floral emblem is the silver fern, which many think is a feather on their uniforms. Australia is just that, Australia in cricket. The black caps were known as kiwis in years past.
Edit; Hudson r, the rugby team is known as The All Blacks, not The Silver Ferns!

Answer 6

Both black caps & kiwis are new zealand

Answer 7

kiwi is referring to New Zealanders. the name signifies that the Kiwi is the national bird of New Zealand. and their jeresy color is Black hence they are also called as blavk caps

Answer 8

black caps refer to the cricket team who are made up of new zealanders or kiwi's

Answer 9

For New Zealand.

Answer 10

Kiwi is the national bird of New Zea land so they are named as Kiwis.