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The largest lake in New Zealand, located in Waikato region on the North Island.
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name
A town in Waikato, New Zealand, on the shore of the lake.
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noun
In Samoan culture, a ceremonial virgin, the daughter of a village chief.
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History
From a shortening of Māori Taupō-nui-a-Tia (“Lake Taupo”, literally “The great cloak of Tia”).
Borrowed from Samoan tāupou.
Across languages
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