Waitangi Day Word Search
A free Waitangi Day word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on what it marks, and the customs and symbols around it, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: WAITANGI, TREATY, CEREMONY, COMMEMORATION, ANNIVERSARY, MAORI, RANGATIRATANGA, KORU, FERN, HONGI, KARAKIA, WAIATA.
Diagonals are where most players stall. Once you are down to the last word or two, sweep the diagonals deliberately.
Waitangi Day word list, defined
General dictionary meanings, not specific to this puzzle's theme.
- TREATY /ˈtriːti/ · noun and verb
- A treaty is a formal agreement between parties, especially governments, setting out agreed terms or resolving a dispute. Less formally, it can mean any negotiated arrangement or the act of negotiating one. Related: agreement, accord, pact, convention.
- CEREMONY /ˈsɛrəmoʊni/ · noun
- A formal event conducted on an important public or religious occasion, typically consisting of a series of established actions or rites; also, the ritual observances themselves, such as those in a wedding or graduation. Related: rite, ritual, observance, service.
- COMMEMORATION /kəˌmeməˈreɪʃən/ · noun
- The act or ceremony of honouring the memory of a person, event, or achievement from the past; also, the state of being remembered in this way. Related: remembrance, tribute, observance, honouring.
- ANNIVERSARY /ˌænɪˈvɜːrsəri/ · noun
- The date on which an event took place in a previous year, especially one celebrated or commemorated annually, such as a wedding, founding, or death. Related: commemoration, jubilee, observance, celebration.
- KORU /ˈkɔːruː/ · noun
- A koru is a Māori fern frond, especially the unfurling frond of the silver fern. By extension, it refers to the spiral shape derived from the frond, which is a widely recognized symbol of New Zealand and is used in Māori and contemporary design. Related: fern frond, silver fern frond, spiral motif.
- FERN /fɜːrn/ · noun
- A flowerless plant of the division Pteridophyta, with feathery green fronds and spores rather than seeds for reproduction, typically growing in damp, shaded habitats. Related: bracken, frond, plant.
- HONGI /hɒŋɡi/ · noun
- A traditional Maori greeting in which the noses of two people are pressed together. Related: kiss, greeting, salutation, embrace.
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