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whakawhiwhinga

1. (noun) award, grant, presentation.

Nō te tau 1974 i mau i a ia he whakawhiwhinga tūranga nā te whare wānanga kia whai ia i tāna i hiahia ai, he mea hoatu e te kaunihera mahi toi a Kuīni Erihāpeti Te Tuarua o Aotearoa (TTR 2000:75). / In 1974 she received a fellowship to pursue whatever she wanted which was awarded by the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council of New Zealand.

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Synonyms: whakaaturanga, tuku, tāpaetanga, whakatakotoranga

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