whenua

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Contents 1 Maori 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms

[edit] Maori

[edit] Etymology

Common Oceanian, compare Fijian vanua

[edit] Noun

whenua

1. land
2. country
3. ground
4. placenta, afterbirth

[edit] Derived terms

• tāngata whenua