1. (location) the previous year, last year.
Kīia ana mai e rātou, he manu hou ki a rātou, nō tauhounga tōna kitenga tuatahi ki reira, arā nō te tau 1861 (TWM 18/7/1867:3). / They said that to them it was a new bird, first seen there the previous year, that is in 1861.
Synonyms: nō houanga, i houanga, tauhouanga
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