Manukau

[ mah-nuh-kou ]

/ ˈmɑ nəˌkaʊ /

noun

a city on N North Island, in New Zealand.

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Example sentences from the Web for manukau

She then coasts down and enters the Manukau Harbour, going up to Onehunga to unload.
Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2)|William Delisle Hay
On the Manukau and Waitemata, large fleets of canoes for fishing and war purposes were maintained.
The City of Auckland|John Barr
Onehunga is a small port on Manukau harbour, served by rail.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8|Various
A road leads to Manukau, a distance of ten miles, where a coach can run the whole way.
The City of Auckland|John Barr

These people were returning from Waikato by canoe via Manukau and Tamaki.
The City of Auckland|John Barr

British Dictionary definitions for manukau

Manukau

/ (ˈmɑːnʊˌkaʊ) /

noun

a city in New Zealand, on Manukau Harbour (an inlet of the Tasman Sea) near Auckland on NW North Island. Pop: 326 200 (2004 est)

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