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Pakeha
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Pa·ke·ha  (päk-hä, -k-)
n. New Zealand
A New Zealander of European descent; a non-Maori New Zealander.
[Maori Pkeh; perhaps akin to pakepakeh, pkehakeha, imaginary pale-skinned beings.]
Pakeha [ˈpɑːkɪˌhɑː]
n
(Social Science / Peoples) (in New Zealand) a person who is not of Maori ancestry, esp a White person
[from Maori]
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