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Te Moana Mate
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Maori
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Proper noun
1.2.1
Related terms
1.3
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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
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)
Related terms
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mate
moana
te
See also
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Moana
Te Moana
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Maori compound terms
Maori terms calqued from English
Maori terms derived from English
Maori lemmas
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Maori multiword terms
mi:Lakes
mi:Places in Palestine
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