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korahi

1. (modifier) large, extensive.

Kua oti anō hoki i a ia te hanga he kāinga korahi nei ki reira (TTR 1994:99). / He had also completed the construction of a large homestead there.

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See also nui

Synonyms: matarahi, rarahi, katete, tetere, matararahi, mātua, nunui, whakahara, mokorahi, pūhetī, kaitā, kūpara, mokorarahi, rahi, pūwharu, whakatikotiko, pūharu, pūwheti, tuangea, ruarangi, nui, hira, mātuatua


2. (noun) size, extent, scope.

Ko te korahi o Ngāti Raukawa i rere atu i Maungatautari ki ngā maunga tihi pāraharaha o Pātetere ki te rāwhiti (TTR 1990:332). / The extent of Ngāti Raukawa territory stretched eastwards from Maungatautari towards the Pātetere plateau.

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Synonyms: hōkaitanga

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