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waitangi day

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables
wai-t-angi -day
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The national day of New Zealand and a public holiday held each year on February 6 to celebrate the 1840 signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's founding document. The Treaty made New Zealand a part of the British Empire, guaranteed Māori rights to their land and gave Māori the rights of British citizens.

Questions

What does waitangi day mean?
The national day of New Zealand and a public holiday held each year on February 6 to celebrate the 1840 signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's founding document. The Treaty made New Zealand a part of the British Empire, guaranteed Māori rights to their land and gave Māori the rights of British citizens.

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