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Meaning of whanau | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈfaːnaʉ

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of whanau.
    New-Zealand, alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
  2. An extended family.
    New-Zealand, uncountable, usually

Examples

“It was the 1880s, so timber houses also featured, but here the whānau were travelling to tribal lands and building makeshift whare to camp in.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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