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Wairoa

/wʌɪˈɹəʊə/

Wairoa proper noun: a town and local government district of the Hawke's Bay region, New Zealand.

Proper noun

Wairoa

  1. A town and local government district of the Hawke's Bay region, New Zealand.
  2. A river in the Hawke's Bay region, New Zealand, which flows through the town.
  3. A river in the Auckland region, New Zealand.
  4. A river in the Bay of Plenty region, New Zealand.
  5. A river in the Northland region, New Zealand.
  6. A river in Tasman district, New Zealand.

Origin of Wairoa

Borrowed from Māori.

Questions about Wairoa

What does Wairoa mean?
Wairoa means a town and local government district of the Hawke's Bay region, New Zealand.
What part of speech is Wairoa?
Wairoa is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Wairoa?
Wairoa is pronounced /wʌɪˈɹəʊə/.

Words near Wairoa in the dictionary

  1. Wairarapa
  2. wairauite
  3. waired
  4. Wairewa
  5. wairing
  6. Wairoa
  7. Wairokpam
  8. wairs
  9. wairua
  10. wairuas
  11. wais

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