atua

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atua

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From Māori atua. Compare Tahitian atua, Samoan atua, Hawaiian akua.

noun atuas · atua

New Zealand A spiritual being in Polynesian culture; a god or demon. Nothing was taken from the domain of these atua without respect, propitiation and expressions of gratitude.

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"atua." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/atua. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"atua." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/atua.

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@misc{atua_2026,
  title = {atua},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/atua},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}