hawaiki

Meaning

hawaiki means (mythology) The original home of the Māori, before they travelled across the sea to New Zealand. It also features as the underworld in.... It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

• The article uses hawaiki to mean (mythology) The original home of the Māori, before they travelled across the sea....
• The teacher asked students to find hawaiki in the reading.