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pakeha definition

pa·keha (pä′kə hä′, -kē-)

noun

Chiefly N.Z. in New Zealand, a person who is not a Maori; esp., a white person

Etymology: < Maori

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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