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Tainui

Tainui proper noun: a tribal waka confederation of New Zealand Māori iwi, sharing a common ancestry from Polynesian migrants.

Proper noun

Tainui

  1. A tribal waka confederation of New Zealand Māori iwi, sharing a common ancestry from Polynesian migrants.

Questions about Tainui

What does Tainui mean?
Tainui means a tribal waka confederation of New Zealand Māori iwi, sharing a common ancestry from Polynesian migrants.
What part of speech is Tainui?
Tainui is a proper noun.

Words near Tainui in the dictionary

  1. taintors
  2. taintproof
  3. taints
  4. tainture
  5. taintures
  6. Tainui
  7. taioba
  8. Taioha'e
  9. Taiohae
  10. Taiowa
  11. Taipa

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