runanga

/ (ˈruːnɑːəŋɡɑː) /

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noun plural runanga

NZ a Māori assembly or council

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Word Origin for runanga

Māori

Words nearby runanga

run against, runagate, run along, run amok, run an errand, runanga, run a risk, runaround, run around in circles, run around like a chicken, run around with

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How to use runanga in a sentence

But evil chance chose that moment for the breaking up of the excited council in the wharé-runanga.
Adventures in Many Lands|Various
Our intention was to discuss many things with the Waikatos, and to hold a big runanga (deliberation) concerning the war.
Camp Fire Yarns of the Lost Legion|G. Hamilton-Browne
They therefore made what preparations they could for defence and anxiously waited the termination of the native runanga (meeting).
Camp Fire Yarns of the Lost Legion|G. Hamilton-Browne