Pakeha
Britishnoun
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Origin of Pakeha
from Māori
Example Sentences
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It found a tendency to over-report on Maori child abuse cases, while playing down similar crimes in the European, or Pakeha, community.
From BBC
There was no political advantage in targeting alienated young white men seen by the wider population as mostly harmless "Pakeha losers," a Maori word for white New Zealanders, Buchanan said.
From Fox News
There was no political advantage in targeting alienated young white men seen by the wider population as mostly harmless “Pakeha losers,” a Maori word for white New Zealanders, Buchanan said.
From Washington Times
At 15 percent of New Zealand’s population, Maori are the country’s second-largest ethnic group, after Pakeha — a dynamic that Henry said had helped them attain political clout, even though many do not speak the language.
From Seattle Times
At 15 percent of New Zealand’s population, Maori are the country’s second largest ethnic group, after Pakeha — a dynamic that Ms. Henry said had helped them attain political clout, even though many do not speak the language.
From New York Times
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