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Tangiwai

Tangiwai proper noun: a small rural community of the Ruapehu District, Manawatū-Whanganui region, New Zealand. New Zealand's worst rail disaster, the Tangiwai disaster, occurred nearby in 1953.

Proper noun

Tangiwai

  1. A small rural community of the Ruapehu District, Manawatū-Whanganui region, New Zealand. New Zealand's worst rail disaster, the Tangiwai disaster, occurred nearby in 1953.

Origin of Tangiwai

Borrowed from Māori.

Questions about Tangiwai

What does Tangiwai mean?
Tangiwai means a small rural community of the Ruapehu District, Manawatū-Whanganui region, New Zealand. New Zealand's worst rail disaster, the Tangiwai disaster, occurred nearby in 1953.
What part of speech is Tangiwai?
Tangiwai is a proper noun.

Words near Tangiwai in the dictionary

  1. tanginess
  2. tanging
  3. Tangipahoa
  4. Tangipahoa Parish
  5. tangis
  6. Tangiwai
  7. tangiwaite
  8. Tangjamba
  9. tangka
  10. tangkas
  11. Tangkhul

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