Matai may refer to:
Geography
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Matai (Maucatar)
Matai is a village ( suco) located on northeast of Suai in East Timor. It is part of Maucatar Subdistrict, Cova Lima District.
Geography and politics
Matai has four sub-villages ( Aldeias):
Maior/ Cunain (''Kunain''),
Quiar (''Kiar''), ...
, a city and suco in East Timor
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Matai, Egypt
Matai () is a city in the Minya Governorate in Upper Egypt. It lies between Samalout and Beni Mazar. It is identified with the ancient town of ''Matoi'' (, ) and its name comes from the Coptic word for "soldier" (, ''matoi'').
Towns
The city of ...
, a city in the governorate of Al Minya in Egypt
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Matai, Tanzania, a town and administrative seat of
Kalambo District
Kalambo District is one of the four districts of the Rukwa Region of Tanzania, East Africa. The administrative seat is in Matai. The Kalambo River flows through the district and its mouth on Lake Tanganyika is about 15 km south of the to ...
, Tanzania
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Matai, New Zealand, a locality in the Matamata-Piako District of New Zealand
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Matai, West Coast, a locality in the Grey District of New Zealand
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Matai River, in Odisha and West Bengal states of India
Plants
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Prumnopitys taxifolia
''Prumnopitys taxifolia'', the mataī ( mi, mataī) or black pine, is an endemic New Zealand coniferous tree that grows on the North Island and South Island. It also occurs on Stewart Island/Rakiura (47 °S) but is uncommon there.
It grows u ...
'', a tree endemic to New Zealand
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Eleocharis dulcis
''Eleocharis dulcis'', the Chinese water chestnut or water chestnut, is a grass-like sedge native to Asia, tropical Africa, and Oceania. It is grown in many countries for its edible corms.
The water chestnut is not a nut, but an aquatic ve ...
'', the Chinese water chestnut
People
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Jakub Matai (born 1993), Czech ice hockey winger
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Steve Matai
Stephen Matai (born 5 August 1984) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the National Rugby League (NRL )from 2005 to 2016. A New Zealand national representative centre, he played for Australian club the Ma ...
(born 1984), New Zealand rugby league player
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Matai Smith
Matai Rangi Smith (born 2 May 1977) is a New Zealand television presenter.
Personal life
Matai was born and raised in Gisborne, New Zealand and later moved to Auckland when he began working in Television. He speaks fluent Te Reo Maori and is ...
(born 1977), New Zealand television presenter
Other uses
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HMNZS ''Matai'' (T01), a Royal New Zealand Navy ship
* ''Matai'', a chief in the
fa'amatai system of the Samoa Islands
See also
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Mattai (disambiguation)
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