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nohonga

1. (noun) seat, seating, dwelling place, position of responsibility, position - derived from the word noho.

Nōku ka hoki ki taku tūranga i Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, ko ia i noho mai i tō te Toihau nohonga (HM 4/1997:2). / While I returned to my position at The University of Waikato, he sat in the seat of the Commissioner.

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See also nōhanga, nohoanga

Synonyms: nōhanga, tūru, pae noho, tāwhanawhana, whakanohonoho, taunga, tūranga, , nohoanga, takotoranga, tūnga

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