emepaea

Maori

Etymology

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Noun

emepaea

1. empire (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories)
2. empire (political unit ruled by an emperor)

Further reading

• “emepaea” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.