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whānui

1. (adjective) be broad, wide, extensive.

He tino whānui a raro, ko runga rawa atu ka tirohia atu mai i raro, anō nei he koikoi (HP 1991:57). / The bottom was very wide, but the very top when looked at from below seemed pointed.

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2. (modifier) generally, broadly, widely.

E whakaaetia whānuitia ana, i ahu mai ngā tīpuna tūturu o ngā tāngata o Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa i te takiwā o Taiwana, kātahi ka heke ki te tonga, ki te tonga-mā-rāwhiti (Te Ara 2013). / It is generally agreed that the ultimate ancestors of Polynesians originated in the area of Taiwan and then migrated south and south-east.

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3. (noun) width, breadth, range.

Ā kāti, i taku ekenga atu ki runga, arā, he papa kē e toru tekau putu pea ina te whānui (HP 1991:57). / Well, when I got onto the top it was flat area probably thirty feet in width.

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Synonyms: takiwātanga, taupae, tau, taka, ripa, takataka

Whānui

1. (personal noun) Vega - fifth brightest star in the sky and the brightest in the constellation Lyra.

I te mea ka mōhiotia ngō pō e puta ai a Whānui ka whakapaia ngā rua, ka rere a Whānui ka tīmata te hauhake i ngā kai (TWMNT 11/9/1872:110). / Because the nights when the star Vega appeared were known, the storage pits were prepared and when Vega rose the harvesting of the food began.

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ao whānui

1. worldwide, global.

whānui, whāroa

1. length and breadth.

tiro whānui

1. (verb) to survey.


2. (noun) overview.

Nuku kē noa atu te tiro whānui i ngā mokamoka kōrero i taua rīpoata tēnā i ērā mō ngā kaupapa ahu whenua takitahi (TTR 1996:108). / The overview went far beyond the details in that report than those of individual schemes.

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Synonyms: tirohanga whānui

whakatau whānui

1. (verb) to make generalisations.

hapori whānui

1. (noun) society.

tiro whānui

1. (noun) survey.

tirohanga whānui

1. (noun) overview, broad view.

Kei runga ake te pā nei i a Whakatāne, ā, he tirohanga whānui ki Te Moana-a-Toitehuatahi (Te Ara 2013). / This pā is located above Whakatāne and affords a magnificent view of Te Moana-a-Toitehuatahi (the sea of Toitehuatahi).

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Synonyms: tiro whānui

pōtitanga whānui

1. (loan) (noun) general election.

I Aotearoa nei, ko te pūnaha pōtitanga ka whakamahia e tātou ko te pōti whirirua. I tētahi pōtitanga whānui, e rua ō pōti (Electoral Commission). / In New Zealand, the voting system we use is MMP. In a general election, you have two votes.

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iwi whānui

1. (noun) general population, public.

Kei te kaha te wānangatia o tēnei kaupapa i reira, he pōhēhē nō rātou mā tēnei momo whakahaere e pakari ake ai, e kaha ake ai te tahuri mai o te iwi whānui ki te reo (HM 3/1990:1). / This topic is being hotly debated there, because they think mistakenly that through this type of organisation the general population will focus more strongly on the language.

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Synonyms: marake, marea, mārakerake, tūmatanui, pāpori, hapori whānui

hapori whānui

1. (noun) public, wider community.

Ehara mā te pūmau anake o ngā mātua Māori ki te manaaki i ā rātou tamariki ka tipu ora anō ai, engari me tautoko anō hoki e te hapori whānui (Te Ara 2015). / It's not only by Māori parents being diligent about nurturing their children that they will be healthy, but they must also be supported by the wider community.

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Synonyms: marake, marea, iwi whānui, mārakerake, tūmatanui, pāpori

Hīnota Whānui

1. (loan) General Synod.

aro whānui

1. (modifier) standard.

Ko ngā waeine aro whānui ngā waeine e tino whakamahia ana puta noa i te ao, pērā i ngā waeine ngahuru. Arā, ko te mita mō te roa, ko te karamu mō te papatipu me te taumaha, ko te rita mō te kītanga (TRP 2010:312). /

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inenga whānui

1. (noun) range (maths).

Ko te inenga whānui te huatango o te mōkito me te mōrahi o tētahi huinga raraunga. Ka noho katoa ngā raraunga ki waenganui i te mōkito me te mōrahi, ā, ka kīia taua takiwā ko te inenga whānui o te huinga raraunga (TRP 2010:132). / The range is the difference between the minimum and maximum of a set of data. All the data is situated between the minimum and maximum, and that space is called the range of the data set (TRP 2010:132).

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kou whānui

1. (noun) coarse adjustment.

whiringa whānui

1. (noun) quarter-final.

uiuinga whānui

1. (noun) survey.

Me whakarite tētahi uiuinga whānui mō tēnei rangahau. / A survey needs to be organised for this research.

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waeine aro whānui

1. (noun) standart unit of measurement (maths).

Ko te take matua mō te waeine aro whānui, kia ōrite te inenga o tēnā, o tēnā i te mahi tauhokohoko, puta noa i te ao (TRP 2010:312). / The main reason for a standard unit of measurement is so that each measurement in commerce is the same throughout the world.

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Tukutuku-Ao-Whānui

1. (noun) World Wide Web.

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