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kuia

kuia noun: a Maori female elder.

Noun

kuia (plural kuias or kuia)

  1. (New Zealand) A Maori female elder.

Forms of kuia

pluralkuias
pluralkuia

Origin of kuia

From Māori kuia.

Questions about kuia

What does kuia mean?
Kuia means a Maori female elder.
What part of speech is kuia?
Kuia is a noun.
What is the plural of kuia?
The plural of kuia is kuias.

Words near kuia in the dictionary

  1. Kuhnses
  2. Kuhr
  3. Kuhrs
  4. kuhs
  5. Kui
  6. kuia
  7. kuias
  8. Kuiavia
  9. kuichua
  10. kuih
  11. kuih kosui

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