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kawanatanga

kawanatanga noun: governance; governorship.

Noun

kawanatanga (uncountable)

  1. governance; governorship
    • Kawanatanga (from 'kawana', an adaptation of 'governor') literally means 'governance' or 'governorship'; it does not convey the many facets of sovereign power and authority.2004, C. Orange, An Illustrated history of the Treaty of Waitangi

Origin of kawanatanga

Borrowed from Māori kāwanatanga; the first part of the word is a borrowed form of English governor.

Questions about kawanatanga

What does kawanatanga mean?
Kawanatanga means governance; governorship.
What part of speech is kawanatanga?
Kawanatanga is a noun.

Words near kawanatanga in the dictionary

  1. kawali
  2. kawalis
  3. Kawamata
  4. Kawamoto
  5. Kawamura
  6. kawanatanga
  7. Kawang
  8. Kawano
  9. Kawanos
  10. Kawanuma
  11. Kawar

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