iwi

/ (ˈiːwɪː) /

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noun

NZ a Māori tribe

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Word Origin for iwi

Māori, literally: bone(s)

Words nearby iwi

i.w., Iwaki, iwan, I wandered lonely as a cloud, IWC, iwi, iwis, Iwo, Iwo Jima, I.W.W., Ixelles

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How to use iwi in a sentence

He had, says Bent, scouted down until he was close to Kai-iwi.
The adventures of Kimble Bent|James Cowan
Na te mea hoki he tokomaha ke nga tangata o tona iwi kua noho ki tenei wenua, a e mai nei.
The Treaty of Waitangi|T. Lindsay Buick