Maori definition

mourē
maoris
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Of or relating to the Maori or their language or culture.
adjective
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A member of a Polynesian people native to New Zealand.
noun
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Of the Maoris or their language or culture.
adjective
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The Polynesian people native to New Zealand.
pronoun
2
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A member of the Polynesian people native to New Zealand.
pronoun
2
0
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The language of the Polynesian people native to New Zealand.
pronoun
1
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Of or pertaining to the Maori people, culture, or language.
adjective
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A member of a people of New Zealand, of Polynesian-Melanesian ancestry.
noun
2
2
The Austronesian language of the Maori.
noun
1
1
The Austronesian language of this people.
noun
0
1
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
maori
Plural:
maoris

Origin of maori

  • Maori Māori from māori ordinary people

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Maori Māori

    From Wiktionary

Maori Sentence Examples

  • The museum contains one of the best existing collections of Maori art.

  • The Maori also possess considerable astronomical knowledge, including that of a planet that wears a circlet or headband (46 ).

  • As at last summer solstice a Maori group greeted the sun, the ancestors who built the place, and the other celebrants present.

  • One of the best-known types of Maori object is the pendant or hei Tiki (see top of the page ).

  • It is clearly male, and has the typical Maori male hair topknot and a fully tattooed face.

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