pakeha in English
noun
1
a white New Zealander, as opposed to a Maori.
So it's a mystery why, unique in the world, some European New Zealanders refer to themselves as pakehas - an insulting name originally applied by the Maoris to the fair-skinned Imperialists who were in the process of conquering them!‘.
adjective
1
of or relating to white New Zealanders and their languages and culture.
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