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Waimate

/wʌɪˈmati/

Waimate proper noun: a town in Waimate district, in South Canterbury, New Zealand.

Proper noun

Waimate

  1. A town in Waimate district, in South Canterbury, New Zealand.

Origin of Waimate

Borrowed from Māori.

Questions about Waimate

What does Waimate mean?
Waimate means a town in Waimate district, in South Canterbury, New Zealand.
What part of speech is Waimate?
Waimate is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Waimate?
Waimate is pronounced /wʌɪˈmati/.

Words near Waimate in the dictionary

  1. wailsome
  2. Wailuku
  3. waily
  4. Waimakariri
  5. Waimalu
  6. Waimate
  7. Waimate North
  8. Waimea
  9. Waimea phyllostegia
  10. Waimea pipturus
  11. waiment

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