Tuawhenua, n. 1. Mainland. Puea rawa ake a Hine i te taha o tetahi toka i te moana i tawhiti i te akau o te tuawhenua (W. ii, 122). Ara tuawhenua, main line of descent through first-born.
2. Interior, as opposed to the coast. Ka haere mai i te tai hauauru, a puta rawa mai i Waikato ki uta, ki te tuawhenua (T. 185).
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