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Hawaiki

/ ˈhɑːwaɪkiː /

noun

  1. a legendary Pacific island from which the Māoris migrated to New Zealand by canoe
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Hawaiki1

Māori
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Example Sentences

The other cables, one of which was likely the target in of potential telecommunications server hack in April, are the Southern Cross cable, SEA-US cable, Asia-America Gateway cable, the Japan-U.S. cable and the Hawaiki cable.

One of the best known is Hawaiki, which the Maori people believe to be not just their geographical origin, but also their spiritual origin—the place they were born from and would die into.

Amazon.com Inc. recently joined the club with an investment in the Hawaiki cable from Oregon and Hawaii to Australia and New Zealand.

There once lived in Hawaiki a chief and his wife.

The first canoe that came from Hawaiki was named Arawa.

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