Meanings
proper noun
- A locality, formerly a coal-mining settlement, in Grey district, West Coast, New Zealand.
Rewanui has a regular service of passenger trains, which are allowed 30 min. for the ascent of the incline, and 5 min. less for the descent.
1955 January, “Notes and News: Fell-Operated Inclines, New Zealand”, in Railway Magazine, page 63
Origin
Borrowed from Māori.
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APA
Rewanui. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rewanui
MLA
“Rewanui.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rewanui. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rewanui,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rewanui.
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