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Tararā

1. (loan) (location) Yugoslavia - a former federation of Slavic states in south-east Europe.

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 70;)


2. (loan) (noun) Yugoslav, Dalmatian.

I puta anō i a Hēnare ōna āwangawanga mō te hunga o 'Āteria', arā, ngā Tararā – arā, koia te ingoa o taua wā mō te iwi rā – e taki heke atu ana ki Te Tai Tokerau (TTR 1996:42-43). / Hēnare also expressed concern about the ‘Austrians’ – that is the Dalmatians – that was the name at that time for those people – who were migrating to Northland.

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