1. (noun) north-west, nor'-west.
He nui ngā raruraru e pā ana ki Moroko, he kīngitanga māori kei te raki-mā-uru o Awherika (TP 7/1907:6). / There are a lot of troubles in Morocco, a native kingdom in the north-west of Africa.
Synonyms: kōtiu, tapātiu, kapekape, tapatapa atiu, tapatapātiu, māuru, tapatapa-aitu, hauāuru-mā-raki, uru-mā-raki
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