Maoris

Variant of Maori

noun

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

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

adjective

of the Maoris or their language or culture
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