Etymology

whare wānanga

Today it means: Formerly, a type of traditional Maori school. Full definition →

Māori whare wānanga
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The story

  1. Māori · borrowed fromwhare wānanga“house of knowledge, [traditional] school”
  2. English todaywhare wānanga

Borrowed from Māori whare wānanga (“house of knowledge, [traditional] school”).

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