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rangatiratanga

rangatiratanga noun: chieftainship; sovereignty.

Noun

rangatiratanga (uncountable)

  1. (New Zealand) chieftainship; sovereignty

Origin of rangatiratanga

Borrowed from Māori rangatiratanga.

Questions about rangatiratanga

What does rangatiratanga mean?
Rangatiratanga means chieftainship; sovereignty.
What part of speech is rangatiratanga?
Rangatiratanga is a noun.

Words near rangatiratanga in the dictionary

  1. Ranganatha
  2. Rangari
  3. rangas
  4. rangatira
  5. rangatiras
  6. rangatiratanga
  7. range
  8. range anxiety
  9. range extender
  10. range extenders
  11. range finder

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