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Whakatane

Whakatane proper noun: a town in the Bay of Plenty region, North Island, New Zealand.

Proper noun

Whakatane

  1. A town in the Bay of Plenty region, North Island, New Zealand.
  2. A river in the Bay of Plenty region, New Zealand, which flows into the Bay of Plenty at Whakatane; in full, Whakatane River.

Forms of Whakatane

alternative formWhakatāne

Origin of Whakatane

Borrowed from Māori Whakatāne.

Questions about Whakatane

What does Whakatane mean?
Whakatane means a town in the Bay of Plenty region, North Island, New Zealand.
What part of speech is Whakatane?
Whakatane is a proper noun.

Words near Whakatane in the dictionary

  1. Whaingaroan
  2. whaitsiid
  3. whaitsiids
  4. whakapapa
  5. whakapapas
  6. Whakatane
  7. Whakatāne
  8. Whaker
  9. Whakers
  10. Whal
  11. Whalan

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