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Waihi.

A town in Hauraki district, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, with a gold mining history.

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name/waɪˈhiː/
  1. A town in Hauraki district, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, with a gold mining history.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Māori Waihī, in turn derived from wai + hī, meaning "gushing water".

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.