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Maori
Etymology
tau (“to settle”) + iwi (“tribe, race”)
Noun
tauiwi
- foreigner, European, non-Māori, colonist
- person coming from afar
- Gentile, heathen
- outsider
Related terms
References
- "tauiwi" in the Māori Dictionary