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n. a Polynesian sacred altar or enclosure

n. the courtyard of a Maori wharenui or meeting-house and the buildings around it

"The marae is the forum or place of public assembly -- an open circular space, surrounded by bread-fruit trees, under the shade of which the people sit."

mara    mare    marge