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mētera

1. (loan) (noun) medal.

E rua nga hōnore i riro i te whare karakia iti nei, arā, ko te mētera kōura o te rōpū mō ngā kaihoahoa o te motu i te tau 1968, me te tohu tuatahi mō ngā tau e rua tekau mā rima i te tau 1986 (TTR 2000:193). / Two awards were won for this chapel, the New Zealand Institute of Architects gold medal in 1968 and the first 25-year award in 1986.

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Synonyms: tohutoa, mētara

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