Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa

== Māori == === Etymology === From te (definite article) +‎ moana (“sea”) +‎ nui (“great”) +‎ a (possessive particle) +‎ Kiwa (given name), literally “The Great Sea of Kiwa”. Named after the mythological guardian of the ocean in Māori folklore. === Proper noun === Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa Pacific Ocean (an ocean, the world's largest body of water, to the east of Asia and Australasia and to the west of the Americas) ==== Related terms ==== === See also ===