"hui" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhʉː.iː/ [New-Zealand], [ˈhʉ(w)i(ː)] [New-Zealand] Forms: hui [plural], huis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Maori hui. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mi|hui}} Maori hui Head templates: {{en-noun|hui|s}} hui (plural hui or huis)
  1. (New Zealand) A Māori social gathering or assembly. Tags: New-Zealand
    Sense id: en-hui-en-noun-QaoWccVR Categories (other): New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40
  2. (New Zealand, by extension) A meeting to discuss plans held by an organization, especially one that considers itself progressive. Tags: New-Zealand, broadly
    Sense id: en-hui-en-noun-0a1ZCykt Categories (other): New Zealand English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: An-hui (english: etymologically unrelated)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for hui meaning in English (2.4kB)

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