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rauna

1. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to go around, surround.

E rua ngā tima hari taonga a te Tiapani i raunatia e ngā manuao o te Rūhia (TP 2/1904:3). / Two Japanese supply ships were surrounded by Russian warships.

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Synonyms: kōpio, porotītiti, porotaitaka, porotiti, porokawa, tōpuku, whakaawhiwhi, karapoi, whiringa, kunekune, kōtakataka, porowhita


2. (loan) (stative) be around, surrounded, gone.

I te wā i tae mai ai a Kāpene Kuki ki tēnei motu, kāore i rauna i a ia te haere tēnei motu, engari ka kitea tōna kōrero neke atu i te 100,000 mano ngā tāngata Māori (TJ 12/10/1899:3). / At the time that Captain Cook arrived at this island, he had not yet gone around the island, but we can see his statement that there were more than 100,000 Māori people.

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3. (loan) (noun) round, lap, circuit.

Kua tae i te manuao o Merika ngā rauna kāriri e 3,000 me ngā raiwhara pū e 400, mā ngā hauhau o Kiupa (TJ 28/6/1898:1). / 3,000 rounds of ammunition and 400 rifles have arrived in an American warship for the Cuban rebels.

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4. (loan) (noun) round (ammunition).

Kua tae i te manuao o Merika ngā rauna kariri e 3,000 me ngā raiwhara pū e 400, mā ngā hauhau o Kiupa (TJ 28/6/1898:1). / 3,000 rounds of ammunition and 400 rifles have arrived in an American warship for the Cuban rebels.

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