"marae" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /məˈɹaɪ/ Forms: maraes [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪ Etymology: Borrowed from Maori marae and Tahitian marae, from Proto-Oceanic *malaqe. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|mi|marae|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Maori marae, {{bor+|en|mi|marae}} Borrowed from Maori marae, {{bor|en|ty|marae}} Tahitian marae, {{der|en|poz-oce-pro|*malaqe}} Proto-Oceanic *malaqe Head templates: {{en-noun}} marae (plural maraes)
  1. (archaic) a Polynesian sacred altar or enclosure Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Places of worship
    Sense id: en-marae-en-noun-4JJL5hRo Disambiguation of Places of worship: 61 39
  2. The courtyard of a Maori wharenui or meeting-house and the buildings around it.
    Sense id: en-marae-en-noun-dYatjTDt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: marai, morai

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

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