whare wānanga

noun

Formerly, a type of traditional Maori school.

OriginMāori whare wānanga →
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Meanings

nounwhare wānanga (plural whare wānanga)
  1. New ZealandhistoricalFormerly, a type of traditional Maori school.

Origin

  1. Māoriwhare wānanga“house of knowledge, [traditional] school”
  2. Englishwhare wānanga

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

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whare wānanga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whare%20w%C4%81nanga

MLA

“whare wānanga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whare%20w%C4%81nanga. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whare wānanga,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whare%20w%C4%81nanga.

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