Hawaiki

British

/ ˈhɑːwaɪkiː /

noun

a legendary Pacific island from which the Māoris migrated to New Zealand by canoe

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Etymology

Origin of Hawaiki

Māori

Example Sentences

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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.

From Washington Times

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.

From National Geographic

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

From The Wall Street Journal

There once lived in Hawaiki a chief and his wife.

From Project Gutenberg

The first canoe that came from Hawaiki was named Arawa.

From Project Gutenberg

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