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Wairakei

Wairakei proper noun: a small settlement and geothermal area in Taupo district, Waikato region, in the centre of the North Island, near the town of Taupo, New Zealand, and the location of Wairakei Power Station.

Proper noun

Wairakei

  1. A small settlement and geothermal area in Taupo district, Waikato region, in the centre of the North Island, near the town of Taupo, New Zealand, and the location of Wairakei Power Station.

Origin of Wairakei

Borrowed from Māori.

Questions about Wairakei

What does Wairakei mean?
Wairakei means a small settlement and geothermal area in Taupo district, Waikato region, in the centre of the North Island, near the town of Taupo, New Zealand, and the location of Wairakei Power Station.
What part of speech is Wairakei?
Wairakei is a proper noun.

Words near Wairakei in the dictionary

  1. Waipara
  2. Waipawan
  3. Waipipian
  4. Waipukurau
  5. wair
  6. Wairakei
  7. wairakite
  8. Wairarapa
  9. wairauite
  10. waired
  11. Wairewa

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