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pae whenua

1. (noun) ridge of hills, horizon.

Ka rere mai a Kuki i Tahiti, ā, nō te whitu o ngā rā o Oketopa ka kitea e Nicholas Young te pae whenua i tapaia rā ko 'Young Nick's Head', kei te rohe o Tūranga (TWK 19:17). / Cook sailed from Tahiti and on 7th of October Nicholas Young saw the ridge of hills that were named 'Young Nick's Head', in the Gisborne area.

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Synonyms: miki


2. (noun) land line, land boundary.

Ko te take he tautohe i ngā kerēme a te hoangangare nei, a Ngāi Tai ki te rāwhiti. Noho ake he pae whenua tahi tō ngā iwi nei (TTR 1994:5). / The dispute was over the claims of this enemy, Ngāi Tai in the east, was a boundary line which sat between these two tribes.

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