Pākehā

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Pākehā is a Māori term commonly used in New Zealand to refer to people of European, especially British, descent living in the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Māori-language term
demographic group
ethnonym
associatedWith Māori culture
New Zealand culture
contrastsWith Māori
tangata whenua
linked to: Māori people
country New Zealand
culturalContext post-colonial New Zealand society
ethnicityContext European New Zealander
hasAlternativeForm Pakeha
linked to: Pākehā
hasDiacritic macron on the first 'a'
hasEtymologyLanguage Te Reo Māori
hasPluralForm Pākehā
Pākehās
historicalContext European colonisation of New Zealand
languageOfOrigin Māori language
partOf New Zealand English vocabulary
refersTo New Zealanders of European ancestry
especially New Zealanders of British descent
people of European descent in New Zealand
region Aotearoa New Zealand
linked to: New Zealand
script Latin alphabet
sometimesConsidered contested term
neutral term
topicOf debates about national identity in New Zealand
discussions of race relations in New Zealand
usedBy English speakers in New Zealand
Māori speakers
usedIn New Zealand

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Referenced by (29)

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Waitangi Day observedBy Pākehā
Jacinda Ardern ethnicGroup Pākehā New Zealander
linked to: Pākehā
One Tree Hill significantFor Pākehā
Pat Evison ethnicGroup Pākehā New Zealander
linked to: Pākehā
Pākehā hasPluralForm Pākehā
Pākehā hasAlternativeForm Pakeha
linked to: Pākehā
Sarah Hillary ethnicGroup Pākehā New Zealander
linked to: Pākehā
Irish New Zealanders relatedTo British New Zealanders
linked to: Pākehā
Kane Barrett ethnicGroup Pākehā New Zealander
linked to: Pākehā
Kevin Barrett ethnicGroup Pākehā New Zealander
linked to: Pākehā
New Zealand North Island containsEthnicGroup Pākehā (New Zealand Europeans)
linked to: Pākehā
Katherine Mansfield ethnicGroup Pākehā New Zealander
linked to: Pākehā
Rekohu ethnicGroup European New Zealanders
linked to: Pākehā
Ngaruawahia ethnicCommunity Pākehā
Wairoa hasCulturalCommunity Pākehā
South Auckland ethnicGroup European New Zealanders
linked to: Pākehā
Norman Hardie ethnicGroup Pākehā New Zealander
linked to: Pākehā
Papakura, Auckland ethnicCommunity European New Zealanders
linked to: Pākehā
Far North District hasSignificantEthnicGroup Pākehā
subject linked to: Far North
Kororāreka hasCulturalSignificanceFor Pākehā New Zealanders
linked to: Pākehā
European Polynesians hasSubgroup European New Zealanders
linked to: Pākehā
Pacific Islander New Zealanders relatedTo European New Zealanders
linked to: Pākehā
Sam Cane ethnicGroup Pākehā New Zealander
linked to: Pākehā
Ōtara hasEthnicCommunity Pākehā
Pete O'Herne ethnicGroup Pākehā New Zealander
linked to: Pākehā