kotahitanga
/ˈkəʊtəhɪˌtaŋə
/noun [mass noun] NZ
(In Maori culture) unity or solidarity: if you create winners and losers, you lose the spirit of kotahitanga...
- The Maori Party was founded on kotahitanga.
- A number of Kotahitanga movements were directly political and some set up parliaments.
- Unity and togetherness are two of the words the vice captain used when describing kotahitanga and how it applies to her team.
Origin
Mid 20th century: from Maori kotahi 'one' + Maori -tanga, a suffix forming abstract nouns.
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