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kaiwhakatuma

1. (noun) terrorist, revolutionary, rebel, insurgent, radical.

Nā ngā kaiwhakatuma i herepū te rererangi, ā, ka patua he taunaha (Ng 1993:419). / The terrorists seized the aeroplane and killed the hostage (Ng 1993:419).

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Synonyms: whakawhana, tangata hara, whana, hauhau, tutū, kiriweti

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