"matai" meaning in English

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      "name": "bor+"
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Samoan matai.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "matais",
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        "plural"
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    },
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        "A Samoan chief."
      ],
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  "word": "matai"
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      "name": "bor+"
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Maori mataī.",
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      "form": "matais",
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      "form": "matai",
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        "plural"
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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "matai beer"
        }
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          "ref": "2008, “The Peppertree”, in Friars Guide to New Zealand Accommodation for the Discerning Traveller 2009, Auckland: Hodder Moa, page 150:",
          "text": "Constructed from the native timbers rimu, kauri, or matai, the interior has been refurbished in sympathy with the era of the home. The five bedrooms are individually designed, all with private balconies or verandahs.",
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        "A coniferous tree, Prumnopitys taxifolia, endemic to New Zealand."
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          "coniferous",
          "coniferous"
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          "Prumnopitys taxifolia#Translingual"
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          "New Zealand",
          "New Zealand"
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  "word": "matai"
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      ]
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