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Definition of 'marae'

English

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Noun

(en-noun)
  • (archaic) a Polynesian sacred altar or enclosure
  • :* 2004': The path ended down by the sea at a crumbling ‘ingot’ of black coral, twenty yards in length & in height two men. ‘A '''''marae'' , this is called,’ Mr Wagstaff informed me. ‘All over the South Seas you see ’em, I’m told.’ — David Mitchell, ''Cloud Atlas
  • the courtyard of a Maori wharenui or meeting-house and the buildings around it
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