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whanau

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New Zealand/ˈfaːnaʉ/

whanau noun: an extended family.

Noun

whanau (usually uncountable, plural whanau or whanaus)

  1. (New Zealand, usually) An extended family.

Forms of whanau

pluralwhanau
pluralwhanaus
alternative formwhaanau

Origin of whanau

From Māori whānau (“extended family; genus”).

Questions about whanau

What does whanau mean?
Whanau means an extended family.
What part of speech is whanau?
Whanau is a noun.
How do you pronounce whanau?
Whanau is pronounced /ˈfaːnaʉ/ (New Zealand).
What is the plural of whanau?
The plural of whanau is whanau.

Words near whanau in the dictionary

  1. whamolas
  2. whampee
  3. whampees
  4. Whampoa
  5. whams
  6. whanau
  7. whanaus
  8. whang
  9. Whang Ho
  10. whang leather
  11. whang leathers

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