Meanings
proper noun
- A Maori Christian church founded in New Zealand.
adjectiveRātana (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or relating to this church.
“She was Ratana, and I was Catholic, but we were very diplomatic about religion.”
1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 229
Origin
Named after its founder, T. W. Ratana (1873–1939).
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Rātana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/R%C4%81tana
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“Rātana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/R%C4%81tana. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rātana,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/R%C4%81tana.
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