Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa

Maori

Etymology

From moana (“sea”) +‎ nui (“great”) +‎ Kiwa (“given name”), literally “The Great Sea of Kiwa”. From being named in honor of Kiwa, the mythological guardian of the ocean.

Proper noun

Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa

  1. Pacific Ocean (an ocean, the world's largest body of water, to the east of Asia and Australasia and to the west of the Americas)

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