hui

noun2

1. •
   (New-Zealand) A Māori social gathering or assembly.

   • […] accounts of the proceedings of important huis at which Maori leaders took the initiative in discussing their educational and vocational needs […]. — 1962
2. •
   (New-Zealand) A meeting to discuss plans held by an organization, especially one that considers itself progressive.

noun[plural only]1

1. •
   An ethnic group of China, distinguished by their practice of Islam, who speak Mandarin (or Dungan in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Russia).