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Tararua

Tararua proper noun: a territorial authority of the Manawatū-Whanganui region, New Zealand; in full, Tararua District. Seat: Dannevirke.

Proper noun

Tararua

  1. A territorial authority of the Manawatū-Whanganui region, New Zealand; in full, Tararua District. Seat: Dannevirke.

Origin of Tararua

Borrowed from Māori, named after the Tararua Range.

Questions about Tararua

What does Tararua mean?
Tararua means a territorial authority of the Manawatū-Whanganui region, New Zealand; in full, Tararua District. Seat: Dannevirke.
What part of speech is Tararua?
Tararua is a proper noun.

Words near Tararua in the dictionary

  1. Tarapons
  2. tarapoto
  3. taraquito
  4. taraquitos
  5. tararabit
  6. Tararua
  7. taras
  8. Tarascan
  9. Tarascans
  10. Taraschi
  11. Tarasco

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