Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A parent or any ancestor, male or female.
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- noun New Zealand An
ancestor , especially agrandparent
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Examples
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The area has been occupied by Maoris since they first arrived from Polynesia and ethnic mythology identifies the mountains in the park with 'tupuna' or god-like ancestors.
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He did come back in a day or two, and to her questions replied that he had had a delightful visit to her tupuna.
Mystic Isles of the South Seas. Frederick O'Brien 1900
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"It's important to us because we are bringing back our tupuna to Te Arawa - they are coming back to their decendants," he said.
Rotorua Daily Post 2010
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The people spoke definitively, telling me that no Act of the Crown can give them their customary rights, defined by mana atua, mana tupuna and mana whenua.
NZ On Screen 2010
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E te kuia, haere ki to iwi, haere ki to whanau, haere ki o tatou tupuna.
ScreenTalk 2010
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As part of the cultural identity mapping, staff eventually realised that he was talking to his tupuna, whose photos were on the wall.
NZ On Screen 2010
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Mere Mangu, who coordinated a meeting this week of Te Kotahitanga o nga hapu o Ngapuhi, says the iwi is adamant their tupuna never conceded sovereignty.
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Mere Mangu, who coordinated a meeting this week of Te Kotahitanga o nga hapu o Ngapuhi, says the iwi is adamant their tupuna never conceded sovereignty.
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Canterbury Museum is a major funder of the tupuna research through a Mason Foundation grant.
ScreenTalk 2009
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"This will aid in the diagnosis of some pathological lesions as well as giving us a digital record of the tupuna which may be used in 3D reconstruction of the bones in the future," Dr Buckley says.
ScreenTalk 2009
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