Hiri Motu

/ (ˈhɪərɪ ˈməʊtuː) /

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noun

another name for Motu (def. 3)

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Words nearby Hiri Motu

hireling, hire out, hire-purchase, hire-purchase system, hi-res, Hiri Motu, hiring-fair, hiring hall, Hirohito, Hiroshige, Hiroshima

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How to use Hiri Motu in a sentence

Nars, who launched his eponymous make-up line in 1994, has spent a decade photographing his private island, Motu Tané.
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Quod prdicta oscula et amplexus essent immunes a motu libidinis et essent motiva maxim humiliationis ex supposita unione cum Deo.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 4|Henry Charles Lea
The next day was darker, and the next after that, when a gale came down upon us that seemed likely to swamp Motu Hilo.
Summer Cruising in the South Seas|Charles Warren Stoddard
It might have been blown from Motu Hilo, and seemed ominous of something, I scarcely knew what.
Summer Cruising in the South Seas|Charles Warren Stoddard

Declinante sponte sanguine et, venarum motu, compresso ad centrum.
Harvey's Views on the Use of the Circulation of the Blood|John G. Curtis
Tertio modo dicitur aliquid attrahere, quia movet ad seipsum motu locali tantum.
The Natural Philosophy of William Gilbert and His Predecessors|W. James King