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maihara

1. (loan) (noun) marshal - an officer of the highest rank in some armed forces.

E rua rau e waru tekau mano ngā Itāriana me tō rātau Whīra Maihara Mess i riro herehere mai (HP 1991:200). / 280,000 Italians and their Field Marshal Mess were taken prisoner.

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Synonyms: tangata atoato, atoato


2. (loan) (noun) muscle.

Synonyms: io, uaua, ioio

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