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pirinihi

1. (loan) (noun) prince.

Ko te rā mārenatanga o Kuīni Wikitōria rāua ko Pirinihi Arapeta, 1840 (Ma 1851:4). / The marriage day of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, 1840.

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Synonyms: wheao, piriniha


2. (loan) (noun) princess.

Kua oti te mārena a Pirinihi Wikitōria, te tamāhine a te Kuīni o Ingarani, ki a Pirini Peteriki Wiremu, te tama a te Kīngi o Purahia (TKP 26/7/1858:2). / Princess Victoria, daughter of the Queen of England, has married Prince Frederick William, son of the King of Prussia.

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Synonyms: pirinihehe

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