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Tapanui

Tapanui proper noun: a small town in West Otago, New Zealand, the largest in the area.

Proper noun

Tapanui

  1. A small town in West Otago, New Zealand, the largest in the area.

Origin of Tapanui

Borrowed from Māori Te Papanui, an early name for the Blue Mountains nearby.

Questions about Tapanui

What does Tapanui mean?
Tapanui means a small town in West Otago, New Zealand, the largest in the area.
What part of speech is Tapanui?
Tapanui is a proper noun.

Words near Tapanui in the dictionary

  1. tapan
  2. Tapanatepec
  3. Tapanes
  4. Tapaneses
  5. tapans
  6. Tapanui
  7. Tapanuli orangutan
  8. Tapanuli orangutans
  9. tapao
  10. Tapapan
  11. Taparita

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