Matai may refer to:
Geography
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Matai, Egypt, a city in the governorate of Al Minya in Egypt
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Matai, Maucatar, a city and suco in Timor-Leste
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Matai, New Zealand, a locality in the Matamata-Piako District of New Zealand
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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
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; ...
, Tanzania
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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 () 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 up to high ...
'' (mataī), 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 Cyperaceae, sedge native to Asia, tropical Africa, and Oceania. It is grown in many countries for its edible corms, but if eaten uncooked, the surface of the ...
'', 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 rugby league team, New Zealand national representative centr ...
(born 1984), New Zealand rugby league player
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Matai Smith (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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