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Teina

1. (loan) (modifier) Danish.

...i te mea hoki ko tana tuakana te Kīngi o aua rā, ā ko te mahi a tana tuakana he mahi whawhai ki ngā iwi Teina (TW 20/7/1878:361). / ...and because his elder brother was king in those days and his elder brother was busy fighting the Danish tribes.

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2. (loan) (noun) Dane.

He maha rawa ngā Teina ināianei kua noho ki te taha whakararo o Ingarangi (KO 20/1/1888:6). / There are many Danes now who have settled in the north of England.

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