Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa

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Maori

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Etymology

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From moana (sea) +‎ nui (great) +‎ Kiwa (given name), literally The Great Sea of Kiwa. From being named in honor of Kiwa, the mythological guardian of the ocean.

Proper noun

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Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa

  1. Pacific Ocean (An ocean, the world's largest body of water, to the east of Asia and Australasia and to the west of the Americas)
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See also

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