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tino rangatiratanga

tino rangatiratanga noun: self-determination; absolute sovereignty (of the Maori people).

Noun

tino rangatiratanga (uncountable)

  1. (New Zealand) self-determination; absolute sovereignty (of the Maori people)

Origin of tino rangatiratanga

Borrowed from Māori tino rangatiratanga.

Questions about tino rangatiratanga

What does tino rangatiratanga mean?
Tino rangatiratanga means self-determination; absolute sovereignty (of the Maori people).
What part of speech is tino rangatiratanga?
Tino rangatiratanga is a noun.

Words near tino rangatiratanga in the dictionary

  1. tinnitus
  2. tinnituses
  3. Tinnoset
  4. tinnunculite
  5. tinny
  6. tino rangatiratanga
  7. Tinocdugan
  8. Tinoco
  9. Tinocos
  10. tinodontid
  11. tinodontids

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