Mapu
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Mapu may refer to:
People named Mapu:
- The Popular Unitary Action MovementPopular Unitary Action MovementThe Popular Unitary Action Movement or MAPU was a small leftist political party in Chile. It was part of the Popular Unity coalition during the government of Salvador Allende. MAPU was repressed during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet...
or MAPU (Spanish: Movimiento de Acción Popular Unitario), a small leftist political party in Chile - The Horse stanceHorse stanceThe horse stance is an important posture in Asian martial arts and takes its name from the position assumed when riding a horse. It is called mǎbù in Chinese, in Japanese, kekuda or kuda-kuda in Malay, asvavadivu in Malayalam, and juchum seogi or annun seogi in Korean...
, a martial arts position, is known as Mapu in the Chinese language - Mapu a VaeaMapu a VaeaThe Mapu a Vaea or "Whistle of the Noble" are natural blowholes on the island of Tongatapu in the village of Houma in the Kingdom of Tonga. When waves crash into the reef, natural channels in the volcanic rock allow water to forcefully blow through and create a plume-like effect. It is one of the...
or Whistle of the Noble are natural blowholes on the island of Tongatapu - Medical Assessment and Planning Unit - name used in Australia and New Zealand equivalent to Acute assessment unitAcute assessment unitAn acute assessment unit, or acute admissions unit, is a short-stay department in some hospitals that is sometimes part of the emergency department, although a separate department. The AAU acts as a gateway between a patient's general practitioner, the emergency department, and the wards of the...
used in other countries - Mapu (town) (马铺镇), in Luyi CountyLuyi CountyLuyi County is a county of eastern Henan, People's Republic of China, bordering Anhui province to the east. It is under the administration of Zhoukou City....
, Henan
People named Mapu:
- Abraham MapuAbraham MapuAbraham Mapu was a Lithuanian-born Hebrew novelist of the Haskalah movement. His novels later served as a basis for the Zionist movement.-Biography:...
(1808-1867), a Lithuanian-born Hebrew novelist of the Haskalah ("enlightenment") movement - Mapu TaiaMapu TaiaMapu Tangatatutai Taia OBE is a Cook Islands politician and Speaker of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party....
or Mapu Tangatatutai Taia, OBE, (born 1939), is a Cook Islands politician and Speaker of the Cook Islands Parliament - a shortened version (nickname) of the Hawaiian languageHawaiian languageThe Hawaiian language is a Polynesian language that takes its name from Hawaii, the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed. Hawaiian, along with English, is an official language of the state of Hawaii...
name Mapuana, which means: heavenly fragrance or sending forth fragrance