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tiata

1. (loan) (noun) theatre (probably showing lantern slides), show, gathering at a theatre (obsolete).

Meake ka tū tētahi tiata whakamīharo ki tēnei tāone (TW 14/9/1878:454). / Soon an amazing show will be opening in this town.

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Synonyms: tohu, whakaatu, whakaariari, whakaaturanga, whakaari, whakaatuatu, whakakite, tohutohu, tītohu, hura, mataraharaha

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