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fortified pa

British

noun

history a Māori hilltop dwelling with trenches and palisades for defensive occupation

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To this hill had come the remnant of Te Pahi's people after the slaughter on the island, and it was now crowned with a strongly fortified pa.

From A History of the English Church in New Zealand by H. T. (Henry Thomas) Purchas

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