marae
Britishnoun
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a traditional Māori tribal meeting place, originally one in the open air, now frequently a purpose-built building
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(in Polynesia) an open-air place of worship
Etymology
Origin of marae
Māori
Example Sentences
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As floodwaters entered their homes, people fled to higher ground and evacuation centers in schools and marae, the meeting houses used by Maori, New Zealand’s Indigenous people.
From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2023
Hipango, 55, grew up at the Te Ao Hou marae on the banks of the river in Whanganui.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2022
Fantail birds tumble about Aunty Sugar’s feet as she walks across the small Māori marae, or meeting grounds, that she runs on the banks of the river in the town of Koriniti.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2022
As the recovery mission on Friday played out, Boz Te Moana, 24, and Michael Mika, 28, waited to support their community gathered in the indigenous Māori marae, or meeting ground.
From Reuters • Dec. 14, 2019
The marae or temple being sacred, and the bodies being under the guardianship of the gods, were in general considered secure when deposited there.
From The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II by Frazer, James George, Sir
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