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Karitane (iou)



Karitane adjective. NZ. E20.
[A township in the South Island of New Zealand.]
Designating, pertaining to, or involving the system of ante- and postnatal care for mothers and babies initiated by the Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children. Cf. PLUNKET adjective2.
Karitane baby, Karitane hospital, Karitane nurse, etc.