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Meaning of "kauri" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KAURI

Māori.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF KAURI

ˈkaʊrɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KAURI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kauri is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KAURI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Agathis

The genus Agathis, commonly known as kauri or dammar, is a relatively small genus of 21 species of evergreen tree. The genus is part of the ancient Araucariaceae family of conifers, a group once widespread during the Jurassic period, but now largely restricted to the Southern Hemisphere except for a number of extant Malesian Agathis.

Definition of kauri in the English dictionary

The definition of kauri in the dictionary is a New Zealand coniferous tree, Agathis australis, with oval leaves and round cones: family Araucariaceae. Other definition of kauri is the wood or resin of this tree.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KAURI

augury · chowri · cowrie · cowry · Jodhpuri · loerie · lourie · lowrie · lowry · mercury · methylmercury · penury · quaestuary · scowrie · strangury · toorie · tourie

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KAURI

katzenjammer · Kauai · Kauffmann · Kaufman · kaumatua · Kaunas · Kaunda · kaupapa · Kaur · kauri gum · kauru · kava · kavass · Kaveri · Kavir Desert · kawa · Kawabata · kawaii · kawakawa

WORDS THAT END LIKE KAURI

Alpha Centauri · brontosauri · Centauri · houri · Ibarruri · ichthyosauri · kuri · Maiduguri · matsuri · mauri · Missouri · mosasauri · Nuri · Proxima Centauri · Puri · Tauri · thesauri · Thonburi · Venturi · Viipuri

Synonyms and antonyms of kauri in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «kauri» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF KAURI

Find out the translation of kauri to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of kauri from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kauri» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

贝壳杉
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

kauri
570 millions of speakers
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English

kauri
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

कौड़ी वृक्ष
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فندق Kauri
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

каури
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

kauri
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

kauri
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

kauri
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Kauri
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Kauri
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

カウリ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

카 우리
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Kauri
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cây tùng bách ở tân tây lan
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

கெளரி
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

कौरी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

kauri
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

kauri
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

kauri
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

каурі
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

Kauri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

kauri
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Kauri
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kauri
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Kauri
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kauri

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KAURI»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of kauri
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «kauri».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about kauri

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KAURI»

Discover the use of kauri in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kauri and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Kauri
This book reveals hidden insights and facts not known by the general public. A remarkable book for the curious and those who love cowry shells. It is also takes a rare look at the dark goddess and her special connection to cowry shells.
Matomah Alesha, 2006
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Paint Testing Manual
2.7.2.4 Kauri-Butanol Value Kauri-butanol value is an alternate to aniline point for estimating solvency of a hydrocarbon thinner. It has the advantage that it is a continuous scale ranging from a low of about 26 for odorless mineral spirits to 105 ...
Henry A. Gardner, George G. Sward, 1972
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Handbook of Solvents
Kauri butanol number vs. Hildebrand solubility parameter. Figure 2.3.21. Kauri butanol number vs. aniline point. solubilityandplacedifferent solvents within thematrix todeterminetheirpotentialdissolv- ing capability for a particular resin. Simpler ...
George Wypych, 2001
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Adventure Guide to New Zealand
The Kauri Coast isn't about big money, fancy lodges and snobby wine bars. This coast is about having an unspoiled, un-commercialized experience in the midst of some real Kiwi characters while surrounded by history and magical bush.
Bette Flagler, 2004
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Tramping in New Zealand
A logging boom took place in the Coromandel Range during the late 19th century , when stands of massive kauri were extracted. Today, like Great Barrier Island, Kauaeranga valley is filled with deteriorating reminders of its lumbering past: ...
Jim DuFresne, 2006
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Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
It is possible that other site-specific conditions, such as soil type and drainage patterns, render many of the predicted sites unsuitable. The present distribution of kauri in the southern parts of its range suggests that this tree is found only on very ...
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Paint and Coating Testing Manual: Fourteenth Edition of the ...
Three test methods are most often used for measuring and expressing relative solvent strength: kauri-butanol value, aniline point, and diluent dilution ratio. The first two test methods are used exclusively for hydrocarbon solvents and the latter  ...
J. V. Koleske, 1995
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Pacific Forest: A History of Resource Control and Contest in ...
The. Vanikoro. Kauri. Timber. Company ... any industry which involves machinery and skilled white labour is too risky in a malarial climate, and we would at times find the whole venture stranded owing to sickness and resignations, this is the ...
Judith A. Bennett, 2000
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New Zealand
Northland, Auckland and the Coromandel Peninsula were once covered in mixed forest dominated by the mighty kauri (see box opposite), the world's second largest tree after the Californian sequoias. By the early years of the twentieth century ...
Laura Harper, Tony Mudd, Paul Whitfield, 2002
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Dreams, Symbols, and Homeopathy: Archetypal Dimensions of ...
An ancient Maori myth tells of the association of the kauri and the whale. As the story goes, the whale and the kauri, each being giants of their own realm, admired one another and became friends. But the whale could not leave his watery ...
Jane Cicchetti, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KAURI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kauri is used in the context of the following news items.
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The beautiful Fritha used to train students - WGME - Portland ME …
It's all Kauri wood, which is a protected wood in New Zealand. “It's stable in other words. It doesn't dry, crack, move, this vessel was very tight ... «WGME, Jul 15»
2
Karangaheke Gorge: It's all about the journey - New Zealand Herald
Tony's workshop houses a collection of ancient kauri pieces he has been accumulating for years. He turns these wooden treasures into ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
3
Primary Industries minister brushes off swamp kauri criticism
Earlier this week, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters was highly critical of Guy's position on the swamp kauri industry, calling it ... «Manawatu Standard, Jul 15»
4
Inquiry into kauri exports called for
Even as the Government tightens the rules around mining and exporting swamp kauri, conservationists are calling for the Auditor General to ... «Northern Advocate, Jul 15»
5
Plantsmen persecution 'overkill'
The kauri relatives grow from coast to mountains on the Vanuatu Island of Espiritu Santo, and there are visible differences between the coastal ... «Wanganui Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Govt to tighten swamp kauri rules | Radio New Zealand News
The Government is tightening the export rules for swamp kauri following complaints of illegal exports. Nathan Guy examines kauri slabs and ... «Radio New Zealand, Jul 15»
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New kauri swamp rules won't protect wetlands - Davis
Changes announced today to improve the "transparency, clarity and oversight" of kauri swamp extraction won't make an iota of difference ... «Voxy, Jul 15»
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Agencies debate kauri extraction
LOAD: A pair of giant swamp kauri stumps, seen here at Moerewa, are trucked south on State Highway 1. Stumps may be exported legally but ... «Northern Advocate, Jul 15»
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Council faces a grilling over swamp kauri
Several members of the advisory committee told the council their elders had banned the milling of trees, and the mining of swamp kauri in the ... «Radio New Zealand, Jul 15»
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Northland Maori call for co-management of swamp Kauri trees
Helen Castles. ONE News Reporter. Northland Maori call for co-management of swamp Kauri trees. There are claims the ancient treasures are ... «TVNZ, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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