Definition of whare wananga in English:

whare wananga

nounˌfɑːreɪ ˈwɑːnʌŋə

A university or college specializing in traditional Maori knowledge.
I'm rather attracted to the idea of the pre-European whare wananga
Example sentencesExamples
- She said National's history with Maori "was not all bad" and included major initiatives such as kohanga reo, whare wananga, and in health and social services.
- Subjects taught at the whare wananga included astronomy, genealogy, and natural medicine.
- Our kohanga reo, whare wananga, iwi radio, and Maori television have been adopted all around the indigenous world as the model for language retention and revitalization.
- The sacred stones are used in the graduation ceremony of the whare wananga.
- My idea of courses taught entirely in cafes and bars could be construed as a perversion of the whare wananga's relationship to the natural world.
- It is very much a South Island instrument of the Ngai Tahu people, used particularly in whare wananga to accompany intoned learnings.
- Considerably more Maori students are on programmes run by private training education institutions, polytechnics, and whare wananga than at the seven universities.
- It was here that the whare wananga Tapere-nui-a-Whatonga received its students.
- He was the last high priest of this whare wananga, which had been established some 12 to 13 generations earlier by his ancestor Hingangaroa.
- Can the minister confirm that in the past five years the number of Maori participating in tertiary education doubled in the courses delivered by whare wananga?

Origin

1920s: from Maori, 'house of learning'.

单词	whare wananga
释义	Definition of whare wananga in English: whare wananga nounˌfɑːreɪ ˈwɑːnʌŋə NZ A university or college specializing in traditional Maori knowledge. I'm rather attracted to the idea of the pre-European whare wananga Example sentencesExamples She said National's history with Maori "was not all bad" and included major initiatives such as kohanga reo, whare wananga, and in health and social services. Subjects taught at the whare wananga included astronomy, genealogy, and natural medicine. Our kohanga reo, whare wananga, iwi radio, and Maori television have been adopted all around the indigenous world as the model for language retention and revitalization. The sacred stones are used in the graduation ceremony of the whare wananga. My idea of courses taught entirely in cafes and bars could be construed as a perversion of the whare wananga's relationship to the natural world. It is very much a South Island instrument of the Ngai Tahu people, used particularly in whare wananga to accompany intoned learnings. Considerably more Maori students are on programmes run by private training education institutions, polytechnics, and whare wananga than at the seven universities. It was here that the whare wananga Tapere-nui-a-Whatonga received its students. He was the last high priest of this whare wananga, which had been established some 12 to 13 generations earlier by his ancestor Hingangaroa. Can the minister confirm that in the past five years the number of Maori participating in tertiary education doubled in the courses delivered by whare wananga? Origin 1920s: from Maori, 'house of learning'.
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