uruwhenua

Maori

Etymology

uru (“enter”) +‎ whenua (“country, land”)

Noun

uruwhenua

  1. a passport (official document)
    Synonym: uruuruwhenua
    uruwhenua Aotearoa
    New Zealand passport

References
  • “uruwhenua” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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