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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MAIREHAU

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PRONUNCIATION OF MAIREHAU

mairehau  [mɑːiːrəhɑːuː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAIREHAU

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mairehau 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 MAIREHAU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mairehau

Mairehau is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located four kilometres north of the city centre, close to the edge of the urbanised central city area. Much new development is being carried out on the northern edge of Mairehau. The suburb was named after Rose Mairehau Hutton, daughter of Arthur Rhodes, who in turn was Mayor of Christchurch in 1901–1902 and a major local property owner.

Definition of mairehau in the English dictionary

The definition of mairehau in the dictionary is a small aromatic shrub Phebalium nudum, of New Zealand's North Island.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MAIREHAU


Diu
ˈdiːuː
kawau
kɑːwɑːuː
mapau
ˈmɑːpɑːuː
piupiu
ˈpiːuːˌpiːuː
Tiu
ˈtiːuː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAIREHAU

maintenance crew
maintenance grant
maintenance man
maintenance men
maintenance order
Maintenon
maintop
maintopsail
Mainz
maiolica
maire
maise
maisonette
maisonnette
maist
Maistre
maistring
Maitland
Maitreya
maize

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAIREHAU

au
beau
Bissau
bureau
cadeau
chateau
Cocteau
Dachau
Dessau
Frau
Guinea-Bissau
Hauhau
nilghau
nouveau
nylghau
Palau
Pau
tau
Tokelau
Zwickau

Synonyms and antonyms of mairehau in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mairehau» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAIREHAU

Find out the translation of mairehau to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mairehau from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mairehau» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

mairehau
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Mairehau
570 millions of speakers

English

mairehau
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mairehau
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

mairehau
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

mairehau
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Mairehau
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mairehau
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Mairehau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mairehau
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mairehau
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

mairehau
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mairehau
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mairehau
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mairehau
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

mairehau
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मरेहौ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mairehau
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Mairehau
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mairehau
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

mairehau
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mairehau
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

mairehau
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mairehau
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Mairehau
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mairehau
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mairehau

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAIREHAU»

The term «mairehau» is normally little used and occupies the 121.159 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of mairehau
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mairehau

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAIREHAU»

Discover the use of mairehau in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mairehau and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
My Time in New Zealand
She planned to take Mairehau Road back to Christchurch. Burwood Hospital bordered on Mairehau Road. I persuaded her to drive through the grounds of the hospital so I could see what they looked like again. In reality, it was no where like I ...
Norman D. W. MacDonald
2
Articles on Suburbs of Christchurch, Including: Sumner, New ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
3
When Schools Compete: A Cautionary Tale
The effect on Mairehau is significant: it gets a much more random group of girls than it does of boys, with the result that the girls at Mairehau perform significantly better than do the boys. From Parental Choice to School Choice The cumulative ...
Edward B. Fiske, Helen F. Ladd, 2001
4
Iwi: The Dynamics of Māori Tribal Organisation from C.1769 ...
Ngati Kurapoto and Ngati Maruwahine were early descent groups of Patea, extending across towards the upper Mohaka River.29 The latter hapu was first called Ngati Maruwahine in the time of Maruwahine Ps son, Mairehau.30 The ...
Angela Ballara, 1998
5
New Zealand Gardener
fPHE article about the activities -*- for children by the Wanganui Chrysanthemum Club in the August number of the New Zealand Gardener has prompted me to write about the efforts of the Mairehau Horticultural Society (Canterbury) to ...
‎1963
6
New Zealand native trees and shrubs
Mairehau Found in the North Island kauri forests, the mairehau is a small slender shrub that produces clusters of white flowers in late spring. Both the flowers and the rest of the plant are charmingly fragrant making this one of the county's most ...
Eion Scarrow, 1986
7
The Statutes of New Zealand: Passed in the ... Year of the ...
... thence continuing northerly generally along a line parallel to and 10 chains west of Burwood Road to Mairehau Road; thence across Mairehau Road to a line parallel to and 2£ chains north of Mairehau Road; thence continuing easterly ...
New Zealand, 1966
8
New Zealand Māori Word Encyclopedia
... macrodonta whirangi kura; O. paniculata akiraho Phebalium: A P. species? tawhi; P. nudum mairehau Pimelea: P. longifolia tiranga / kfikdmuka tiranga / koromikotiranga Pittosporum: P. cornifolium tiwhiri karo / wharewhareatua Plagianthus: ...
Sally-Anne Lambert, 2007
9
Assembly Journal
... 6 Cotton Street, Christchurch, N. Z., head of the English department of the Mairehau High School ; Gerald Hunt, Motueka, N. Z., tobacco grower; Malcolm Monteath, Mosgiel, N. Z., farm research scientist; and Wynne Raymond, Timaru, N. Z., ...
Wisconsin. Legislature. Assembly, 1969
10
New Zealand English
... Dictionary Centre in Wellington and editor of its biannual publication NZWords. Francesca Hickey studied linguistics at the University of Canterbury where she completed an MA. She teaches English at Mairehau High School in Christchurch.
Allan Bell, Koenraad Kuiper, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAIREHAU»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mairehau is used in the context of the following news items.
1
New Vietnamese deacons ordained
In addition to rich liturgy not seen for 10 years in Christchurch, superb music from the combined choirs of Burnside, Mairehau and Bryndwr ... «NZ Catholic, Jul 15»
2
NCEA pass rate gap 'about flexibility'
Decile four Mairehau High School – with a roll of just under 400 year 9 to 13 pupils - has a large gap between its roll-based and ... «The Press, Jul 15»
3
$9m Christchurch-based scam nets the gullible and the hopeful
Late last year he and Douglas bought a section in Mairehau with a view to building their dream home and in January McNicholl treated himself ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
4
Receivers say $9m down the drain in fictitious investment scheme
His partner owns a property in Spreydon where they currently live and late last year they bought a section in a new subdivision in Mairehau. «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
5
ACC won't fund counselling for 'grab-attack' victim
Mitchum Peyroux Ashwell, 39, of Mairehau, was appearing for sentence on a charge of intimidation, which he had admitted after it was reduced ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
6
Migrant workers underpaid $70000-plus
The five employees worked at various shops including: Warrington Discounter Dairy and Warrington Liquor Centre, in Mairehau, Christchurch; ... «Radio New Zealand, May 15»
7
Christchurch floods: one year on
... 18-month-old daughter Greer, sits on just about the lowest point of the Flockton basin – a low-lying plain straddling St Albans and Mairehau, ... «The Press, May 15»
8
Residents unhappy with road plans
... St would be widened to four lanes and an extension to the northern arterial would be built through the suburbs of Mairehau and St Albans. «Radio New Zealand, Apr 15»
9
Breaking the habit no easy fix
Mairehau High students who are trying to give up smoking. From left Tayla Sullivan, Brooke Meldrum and Tori McGeoch. "I don't wake up in the ... «Stuff.co.nz, Apr 15»
10
Man tries to grab woman through car window
Mitchum Peyroux Ashwell, 39 and unemployed of Mairehau, pleaded guilty in the Christchurch District Court after the police agreed to reduce ... «The Press, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Mairehau [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mairehau>. Apr 2024 ».
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