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Wēra

1. (loan) (location) Wales - a country that is a part of the United Kingdom, to the west of central England.

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 70;)

Ā, i aua rā, i whakaae ngā ariki, arā ngā piriniha o te whenua i Wēra, kia utu i te utu tau a aua ariki ki a Etika (TW 10/8/1878:399). / And in those days, the lords, that is the princes of Wales agreed to pay Edgar an annual tribute.

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