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Ohau

Ohau proper noun: a village and semi-rural community in Horowhenua district, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand.

Proper noun

Ohau

  1. A village and semi-rural community 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 Ohau

Borrowed from Māori.

Questions about Ohau

What does Ohau mean?
Ohau means a village and semi-rural community in Horowhenua district, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand.
What part of speech is Ohau?
Ohau is a proper noun.

Words near Ohau in the dictionary

  1. ohangla
  2. Ohanian
  3. Ohara's fever
  4. Ohashi
  5. Ohashis
  6. Ohau
  7. Ohayon
  8. OHB
  9. OHC
  10. ohchinolide
  11. OHCHR

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