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Hūrai

1. (loan) (modifier) Jewish.

Kāore pea te nuinga o te tāngata i te mōhio he toto Hūrai kei roto o te Whare Kīngi o Ingarangi (TP 5/1902:11). / Perhaps most people do not know that there is Jewish blood in the British royal family.

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2. (loan) (noun) Jew.

Koia nei te mahi a taua rōpū, arā, ko te whakahoki i ngā Hūrai ki Parihitini (TKO 30/9/1920:12). / This is the task of that group, namely the return of the Jews to Palestine.

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Synonyms: Hūrae

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