Mahia

See also: mahia, Māhia, māhia, and mahĩa

English

Alternative forms

  • (New Zealand English) Te Mahia, Te Māhia, Māhia

Etymology

From Maori Māhia, from Te Māhia, from te+māhia (“indistinct sound”).

  • (peninsula): From Te Māhia-mai-tawhiti (“the sound heard from a distance”),

Proper noun

Mahia

  1. A peninsula in Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand; in full, Mahia Peninsula.
  2. A beach in Mahia Peninsula, Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand; in full, Mahia Beach.
  3. A township in Mahia Peninsula, Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand; in full, Mahia Township.

Derived terms

  • Mahia Beach
  • Mahia Beach Township
  • Mahia Peninsula
  • Mahia Spaceport
  • Mahia Township

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