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angaangamate

1. (noun) back, reverse side.

Kei te poraka e mau ana te moko o te Taura Whiri (arā, ki te uma (taha mauī), he whakaahua paku noa iho), ā, kei te angaangamate ko te moko whakanui i te Tau o te Reo Māori (HM 4/1994:12). / On the sweatshirt is the logo of the Māori Language Commission (that is on the chest (left side), just a small design), and on the reverse side is the logo celebrating the Year of the Māori Language.

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


2. (noun) back of a house.

Ko te tūpāpaku kei te angaangamate o te whare e takoto ana (PK 2008:23). / The body is lying at the back of the house.

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Synonyms: angamate

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