Te Moana Mate

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Maori

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Etymology

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From moana (“sea”) +‎ mate (“die”). Calque of English Dead Sea.

Proper noun

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Te Moana Mate

  1. Dead Sea (a lake in the Middle East in Palestine and Jordan, noted for high salinity and for its banks being the lowest land-based elevation on Earth)
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See also

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