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kaitiakis

kaitiakis is the plural of kaitiaki.

Meaning of kaitiaki

Noun

kaitiaki (countable and uncountable, plural kaitiakis or kaitiaki)

  1. (New Zealand, uncountable) The Māori concept of guardianship of the natural environment.
  2. (New Zealand, countable) In Māori culture, a person serving as a guardian of the natural environment.
    • Kaitiaki are rarely resourced to respond to the many requests for their time and expertise.2019, Jeannette Bastian, Andrew Flinn, Community Archives, Community Spaces: Heritage, Memory and Identity, page 72

Questions about kaitiakis

What is kaitiakis the plural of?
Kaitiakis is the plural of kaitiaki.

Words near kaitiakis in the dictionary

  1. Kaith
  2. Kaithal
  3. Kaithi
  4. Kaiths
  5. kaitiaki
  6. kaitiakis
  7. kaitiakitanga
  8. Kaitij
  9. Kaitlin
  10. Kaitlyn
  11. Kaitlynn

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