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Waitangi Day

Waitangi Day proper noun: the national day of New Zealand and a public holiday held each year on February 6 to celebrate the 1840 signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's founding document. The Treaty made New Zealand a part of the British Empire, guaranteed Māori rights to their land and gave Māori the rights of British citizens.

Proper noun

Waitangi Day

  1. The national day of New Zealand and a public holiday held each year on February 6 to celebrate the 1840 signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's founding document. The Treaty made New Zealand a part of the British Empire, guaranteed Māori rights to their land and gave Māori the rights of British citizens.

Questions about Waitangi Day

What does Waitangi Day mean?
Waitangi Day means the national day of New Zealand and a public holiday held each year on February 6 to celebrate the 1840 signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's founding document. The Treaty made New Zealand a part of the British Empire, guaranteed Māori rights to their land and gave Māori the rights of British citizens.
What part of speech is Waitangi Day?
Waitangi Day is a proper noun.

Words near Waitangi Day in the dictionary

  1. Waitaha penguins
  2. Waitaki
  3. Waitakian
  4. waitaminute
  5. Waitangi
  6. Waitangi Day
  7. Waitara
  8. waitasec
  9. Waitby
  10. Waitchie
  11. waite

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