rangatiratanga (C1)
noun
Definition
rangatiratanga means (Maori) chieftainship; sovereignty. 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 rangatiratanga to mean (Maori) chieftainship; sovereignty.
The teacher asked students to find rangatiratanga in the reading.
Check the words around rangatiratanga to choose the right meaning.
How to Use rangatiratanga
- a/the rangatiratanga (noun pattern)
- Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a rangatiratanga."
- rangatiratanga in context (usage pattern)
- Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked rangatiratanga in context before translating it."
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