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Complete Definition of "pakeha"

English
Etymology
Maori pākehā.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'pɑ:kɪhɑ:/

Noun
pakeha (plural: pakeha or pakehas)

  1. a non-Maori, especially a European New Zealander

#:*2004: Henry asked if missionaries were now active on the Chathams at which Mr Evans & Mr D’Arnoq exchanged looks, & the former informed us, ‘Nay, the Maori don’t take kindly to us Pakeha spoiling their Moriori with too much civilization.’ — David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas

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