Marae
A marae, malaʻe, meʻae or malae is a communal or sacred place that serves religious and social purposes in Polynesian societies. In all these languages, the term also means cleared and free of weeds or trees.
- Archaeological site
- Description: communal or sacred place in Polynesian societies
- Also known as“malaʻe”“meʻae”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tahiti.
Marae
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Latitude
-17.64358° or 17° 38′ 37″ south
Longitude
-149.43472° or 149° 26′ 5″ west
Open location code
53JG9H48+H4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = marae
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = archaeological_site
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Marae” goes by many names.
MaraeAfrikaans
MaraeAragonese
MaraeCatalan
毛利會堂Chinese
毛利集會場Chinese
集會所Chinese
馬拉埃Chinese
马拉埃Chinese
meʻaeItalian
マラエJapanese
MaraeLatin
MaraeLatvian
мала’еMacedonian
мараеMacedonian
ме’аеMacedonian
MaraeMaori
MaraeSlovenian
mala’eTonga (Tonga Islands)
maraeTurkish
МараеUkrainian
MaraeWelsh
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