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rangiora

/ ˌræŋɪ-; ˌræŋɡɪˈɔːrə /

noun

  1. an evergreen shrub or small tree, Brachyglottis repanda , of New Zealand, having large ovate leaves and small greenish-white flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
“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 rangiora1

Māori
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Example Sentences

In the town of Rangiora, north of Christchurch, people were celebrating on Saturday.

“Regardless of what you believe, what system you think we should have, our current head of state is changing and that’s worth noting,” said the Rangiora town crier.

The voyager Hui Te Rangiora, the story goes, had sailed his vessel south in the early seventh century in search of new lands when something alien appeared on the horizon.

Hui Te Rangiora had sailed his vessel from the tropics to Antarctica.

So from Hui Te Rangiora’s perspective, icebergs might have resembled mounds of powdered pia.

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