kōwhanga
1. (noun) nest, nursery.
Hanga kōwhanga ai ngā uha i ngā tumu rākau kua wharemoa, i raro rānei i te pātītī taranui (HM 4/1998:4). / The female bird builds a nest in the hollow tree stumps, or under the tussock grass.
See also kōhanga
2. (noun) birthplace, cradle, homeland, stronghold, bastion.
Ko Rewi, ko Wī Tamihana, ko Matutaera, kai Taranaki tonu, kei reira hoki te kōwhanga o Te Kīngitanga ināianei (TWM 17/9/1864:2). / Rewi, Wī Tamihana and Matutaera are still in Taranaki, and that is were the Kīngitanga Movement's stronghold is now.
Synonyms: kōhanga
