tuawhenua
1. (noun) mainland, land (as opposed to the sea), inland, interior (as opposed to the coast), continent.
2. (location) the mainland, land (as opposed to the sea), inland, interior (as opposed to the coast) - sometimes used as a location word when it follows particles such as ki, i, kei and o directly.
Ka hoki a ia ki tuawhenua, ki te takiwā o Te Wairau, torotoro haere ai i ngā whakaminenga Māori o reira (TTR 1994:156). / He returned to the mainland, to the Marlborough area, to visit the Māori congregations there.
