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pakihis

pakihis is the plural of pakihi.

Meaning of pakihi

Noun

pakihi (plural pakihis or pakihi)

  1. (New Zealand) An area of open land (chiefly in western parts of the South Island), especially when waterlogged.
    • “You will then own 796 acres of pakihi and private sea beaches.”1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 376

Questions about pakihis

What is pakihis the plural of?
Pakihis is the plural of pakihi.

Words near pakihis in the dictionary

  1. pakicetid
  2. pakicetids
  3. pakige
  4. pakiges
  5. pakihi
  6. pakihis
  7. Pakil
  8. Pakiland
  9. pakirikiri
  10. pakis
  11. Pakistan

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