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Temuka

/tiːmuːkə/

Temuka proper noun: a town in Timaru district, Canterbury, New Zealand, situated on the Temuka River.

Proper noun

Temuka

  1. A town in Timaru district, Canterbury, New Zealand, situated on the Temuka River.

Origin of Temuka

Borrowed from Māori.

Questions about Temuka

What does Temuka mean?
Temuka means a town in Timaru district, Canterbury, New Zealand, situated on the Temuka River.
What part of speech is Temuka?
Temuka is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Temuka?
Temuka is pronounced /tiːmuːkə/.

Words near Temuka in the dictionary

  1. temsing
  2. temsirolimus
  3. Temu
  4. Temuco
  5. Temujin
  6. Temuka
  7. temulence
  8. temulency
  9. temulent
  10. temulentive
  11. temulently

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