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whare toi

1. (noun) art gallery.

I te whare toi, he rahi tonu te mokowā i waenga i ngā mahi a tēnā, ā tēnā ringatoi (PK 2008:468). / In the art gallery, the space between each artist's works was quite large.

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whare whakairi toi

1. (noun) art gallery.

Nō muri i takohatia atu ai ki te whare whakairi toi, whare taonga hoki o Te Matau-a-Māui (TTR 2000:189). / It was later that it was gifted to the Hawke’s Bay Art Gallery and Museum.

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whare whakaatu toi

1. (noun) art gallery.

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