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kīngitanga

1. (loan) (noun) kingdom, reign (of a king), dominion, majesty, nation, country.

Nā te Atua i whakamutu tōna kīngitanga (Ma 1844:15). / God caused his kingdom to end.

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Synonyms: rangatiratanga, korōria, hōnore, iwi, motu, whenua


2. (loan) (noun) sovereignty.

Nā reira, ko te kuīni he tohu noa iho o te mana kīngitanga o te Pāremata o Ingarani (RT 2013:28). / And so the queen is just a symbol of the sovereignty of the Parliament of England.

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