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urupa

urupa noun: in Māori culture, a burial ground.

Noun

urupa (plural urupas)

  1. (New Zealand) In Māori culture, a burial ground.

Forms of urupa

pluralurupas

Origin of urupa

Borrowed from Māori urupā.

Questions about urupa

What does urupa mean?
Urupa means in Māori culture, a burial ground.
What part of speech is urupa?
Urupa is a noun.
What is the plural of urupa?
The plural of urupa is urupas.

Words near urupa in the dictionary

  1. urundays
  2. Urundi
  3. Urunga
  4. Urungu toad
  5. Urungu toads
  6. urupa
  7. urupas
  8. urus
  9. uruses
  10. urushi
  11. urushic acid

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