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ne·ne

(nā′nā)

A rare wild goose (Branta sandvicensis) of the Hawaiian Islands, having a grayish-brown body with a black face. Also called Hawaiian goose.

[Hawaiian nēnē, imitative of its cry.]

nene

(ˈneɪˌneɪ)

(Animals) a rare black-and-grey short-winged Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, having partly webbed feet

[from Hawaiian]

ne•ne

(ˈneɪ neɪ)

n., pl. -ne.

a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii.

[1900–05; < Hawaiian nēnēAustronesian]

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There is Nena. Her father sets a stiff price upon her--a whole case of tobacco.

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Tan, a property development company director claimed trial to bribing Tengku Adnan with RM1 million through a Public Bank cheque of Pekan Nenas Industries Sdn Bhd deposited into the latter's CIMB account.

Court sets trial dates for Ku Nan, Tan Eng Boon's corruption case

On November 15, last year, Tan, who is a director of a property development company, pleaded not guilty to a charge of giving a bribe to Tengku Adnan by depositing a RM1-million Public Bank cheque belonging to Pekan Nenas Industries Sdn Bhd into Tengku Adnan's CIMB Bank account.