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angamate

1. (noun) back, reverse side.

He kiwi kei tētahi taha o te rua tekau hēneti, ko te Kuīni kei te angamate (PK 2008:23). / A kiwi is on one side of the twenty cent piece, the Queen is on the reverse side.

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Synonyms: tuarā, kōkai, tua, takamuri, whakatuarā, angaangamate


2. (noun) back of a house.

Kei ētahi marae o Te Taitokerau, haria ai te tūpāpaku ki te angamate o te wharenui takoto ai. / On some marae of Northland, the body is taken to the back of the meeting house to lie in state.

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Synonyms: angaangamate

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