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Hui
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Hui  (hw) also Hwei (hw)
n. pl. Hui or Huis also Hwei or Hweis
A member of a Muslim people of northwest China, descended chiefly from the Han and an important minority of the Chinese population; a Chinese Muslim.

[Chinese (Mandarin) Huí.]

hui [ˈhuːɪ]
n pl huies NZ
a conference, meeting, or other gathering
[Maori]
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hui
noun (N.Z.) meeting, gathering, assembly, meet, conference, congress, session, rally, convention, get-together (informal), reunion, congregation, conclave, convocation, powwow He arranged a hui which called together a broad span of Maori tribes and opinions.


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We thank Rus Munander; colleagues who participated in acute medical relief efforts in Banda Aceh; Geoff Hogg; Emergency Management Australia; Queensland Health; Queensland Ambulance Service; our colleagues who supported us at home; and Diana Huis in 't Velt who translated the Dutch case report.
Within Xi'an, a Muslim quarter grew up, which today is home to some 30,000 Muslims, known as Huis.
Indonesian Dandy" continues Tillema's theme of hygiene, health and modern housing, and focuses on manuals such as Our House in the Indies (Mme Catenius Van der Meijden, Ons Huis in Indies [Semarang: Masman & Stroink, 1908]).
 
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