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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

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

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