pakeha

noun, often capitalized

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pa·ke·ha | \ ˈpä-kə-ˌhä

, ˈpa-kē-ə

plural pakeha or pakehas

Definition of pakeha

chiefly New Zealand

: a person who is not of Maori descent especially : a white person

Examples of pakeha in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Waititi noted that pakehas were the ones most likely to complain about his depiction of Maori life. — Dan Kois, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2017

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