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wharenui

wharenui noun: an ornamental Maori meeting house representing the body of a tupuna, forming part of the larger marae complex.

Noun

wharenui (plural wharenuis or wharenui)

  1. An ornamental Maori meeting house representing the body of a tupuna, forming part of the larger marae complex.

Forms of wharenui

pluralwharenuis
pluralwharenui

Origin of wharenui

Borrowed from Māori wharenui (literally “big house”).

Questions about wharenui

What does wharenui mean?
Wharenui means an ornamental Maori meeting house representing the body of a tupuna, forming part of the larger marae complex.
What part of speech is wharenui?
Wharenui is a noun.
What is the plural of wharenui?
The plural of wharenui is wharenuis.

Words near wharenui in the dictionary

  1. wharangi
  2. Wharanui
  3. whare
  4. whare wānanga
  5. wharekai
  6. wharenui
  7. wharenuis
  8. wharepuni
  9. wharepunis
  10. whares
  11. wharf

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