Maoris

Variant of Maori

Maori definition

Mao·ri (mä′ō rē, mo̵u′rē; mā ôr′ē)

noun

  1. pl. Maoris -·ris or Maori -·ri a member of a Polynesian people native to New Zealand
  2. the Austronesian language of this people

Etymology: < Maori: said to mean “native, of the usual kind”

adjective

of the Maoris or their language or culture

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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