Pararata
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Maori[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English Ballarat.
Proper noun[edit]
Pararata
- Ballarat (a city in Victoria, Australia)
- Ko ētahi Pākehā i waimārie te kiteatanga e rātou ētahi kōhatu he kōura katoa i te takiwā kari kōura i Pararata.
- Some Pākehā were lucky to find some rocks which were pure gold in the gold field area of Ballarat.
References[edit]
“Pararata” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.