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Manakau

Manakau proper noun: a settlement in Horowhenua district, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand.

Proper noun

Manakau

  1. A settlement in Horowhenua district, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand.
    • The latter's loss of time between Manakau and Levin was due to the mishap of dropping the tablet at Ohau, which entailed an out-of-course stop of 3 min. to recover it.1939 November, “Overseas Railways: Locomotive Performance in New Zealand”, in Railway Magazine, page 351

Origin of Manakau

Borrowed from Māori.

Questions about Manakau

What does Manakau mean?
Manakau means a settlement in Horowhenua district, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand.
What part of speech is Manakau?
Manakau is a proper noun.

Words near Manakau in the dictionary

  1. manaism
  2. manaistic
  3. Manak
  4. Manak Nagar
  5. Manaka
  6. Manakau
  7. manakeesh
  8. manakin
  9. manakins
  10. manakish
  11. manaksite

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