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atuas

atuas is the plural of atua.

Meaning of atua

Noun

atua (plural atuas or atua)

  1. (New Zealand) A spiritual being in Polynesian culture; a god or demon.
    • Nothing was taken from the domain of these atua without respect, propitiation and expressions of gratitude.2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 127

Questions about atuas

What is atuas the plural of?
Atuas is the plural of atua.

Words near atuas in the dictionary

  1. Atty. Gen.
  2. Attymon
  3. ATU
  4. atua
  5. Atuami
  6. atuas
  7. Atul
  8. Atulayan
  9. Atum
  10. atumble
  11. Atuna

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