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Rewanui

Rewanui proper noun: a locality, formerly a coal-mining settlement, in Grey district, West Coast, New Zealand.

rewanui: a locality, formerly a coal-mining settlement, in Grey district, West Coast, New Zealand
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Proper noun

Rewanui

  1. A locality, formerly a coal-mining settlement, in Grey district, West Coast, New Zealand.
    • Rewanui has a regular service of passenger trains, which are allowed 30 min. for the ascent of the incline, and 5 min. less for the descent.1955 January, “Notes and News: Fell-Operated Inclines, New Zealand”, in Railway Magazine, page 63

Origin of Rewanui

Borrowed from Māori.

Questions about Rewanui

What does Rewanui mean?
Rewanui means a locality, formerly a coal-mining settlement, in Grey district, West Coast, New Zealand.
What part of speech is Rewanui?
Rewanui is a proper noun.

Words near Rewanui in the dictionary

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  2. rewallows
  3. rewalls
  4. rewalt
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  8. reward card
  9. reward cards
  10. reward hacking
  11. reward system

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