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huritau

1. (modifier) recurring annually, annual.

Ka haria taua tono ki a Kuīni Wikitōria i te haerenga o te ope hōia Māori ki te whakanui i tōna hui huritau ono tekau (TTR 1994:31). / That request was taken to Queen Victoria when the the Māori contingent of soldiers travelled to celebrate her diamond jubilee.

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2. (noun) anniversary, birthday.

Nō te rā o tana huritau 55 o 1928, ka whakatapua te temepara Rātana (TTR 1996:156). / On the day of his 55th birthday in 1928, the Rātana temple was dedicated.

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