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kura

1. (verb) (-ina,-ngia) to be educated, schooled, attending school.

He aha te pai kia kurangia ko ngā tāne anake, ā kia kura kore ngā taitamāhine? (HKW 8/1898:2) / What’s the good in only teaching the boys and letting the girls be uneducated?

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2. (noun) school, education, learning gathering.

E kīia ana e haere ana a Marietoa ki Poihākena ki te whakaoti i tōna kura (TP 8/1899 suppl:2). / They say that Maliatoa is going to Sydney to complete his education.

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Synonyms: tuihana, whare kura, akoranga, wharekura

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