See pa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"English terms with quotations",
"New Zealand English"
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"ref": "2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 71:",
"text": "The very existence of fortified pā was often a sign that those who lived near such complexes sought to discourage attack and wanted to make conflict less likely, not more so.",
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"ref": "2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 68:",
"text": "A pa or Māori defence fortification appears at a height on the hill above the bay.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A fortified Maori settlement, especially of pre-European times."
],
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"Maori",
"Maori"
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"settlement",
"settlement"
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"raw_glosses": [
"(New Zealand, now historical) A fortified Maori settlement, especially of pre-European times."
],
"tags": [
"New-Zealand",
"historical"
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},
{
"categories": [
"New Zealand English"
],
"glosses": [
"Any Maori village or settlement; a kainga."
],
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"village",
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"kainga",
"kainga"
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"(New Zealand) Any Maori village or settlement; a kainga."
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"New-Zealand"
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}
],
"word": "pa"
}
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