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kia ora

/ ˌkɪə ˈɔːrə /

sentence substitute

  1. greetings! good luck!
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of kia ora1

Māori, literally: be well!
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Example Sentences

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The greeting Kia Ora is a common greeting at restaurants and shops.

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Signs were distributed to those waiting in the Arrivals Lounge declaring "Hello & Kia Ora & G'day & Welcome."

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Kia ora and welcome to our live coverage of the New Zealand election.

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“Kia ora, Jacinda; thank you Aunty; hey there my sister!” students yell, as the windows of surrounding buildings open and staff and students lean out as far as they can to watch the hullabaloo.

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I hop a short flight to another wispy atoll, Rangiroa, and alight at the Kia Ora Resort & Spa, a dreamy property planted on the sandy shores of French Polynesia’s biggest lagoon.

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