whenua

/ (fɛnˈuə) /


noun
  1. NZ land

Origin of whenua

1
Māori

Words Nearby whenua

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How to use whenua in a sentence

  • I have never looked upon Brutus as anything of an original genius; but Tiki whenua most certainly was.

    Old New Zealand: | 'A Pakeha Maori' [Frederick Edwa [Maning]
  • At last Te Rauparaha and his people, growing weary of the enforced inactivity, sent proposals of peace to Huri-whenua.

    An Old New Zealander | T. Lindsay Buick
  • I have never looked upon Brutus as anything of an original genius, but Tiki whenua most certainly was.

    Old New Zealand | Earl of Pembroke.