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Definition of pakeha - 1 dictionary result
Pa·ke·ha   (pä'kē-hä', -kē-ə)   
n.   New Zealand
A New Zealander of European descent; a non-Maori New Zealander.

[Maori Pākehā; perhaps akin to pakepakehā, pākehakeha, imaginary pale-skinned beings.]
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