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Hui definition

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(New Zealand) A Māori social gathering or assembly.
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A member of a traditionally Muslim people of northwest China, descended chiefly from the Han and an important minority of the Chinese population.
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Origin of hui

  • Chinese (Mandarin) Huí shortened from Huíhuí from Middle Chinese xfiuaj-xfiuaj any of various Muslim peoples of the Song dynasty

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Wiktionary