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Maori

//ˈmaʊɹi// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from, or pertaining to the Māori.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The language of these people.
Noun
  1. 1
    A member of the indigenous people of New Zealand.
  2. 2
    the Oceanic language spoken by the Maori in New Zealand wordnet
  3. 3
    an ethnic minority of Polynesian and Melanesian descent who speak Maori and live in New Zealand wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Māori māori (“aborigine, native; normal, ordinary, plain”). Doublet of Maoli.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Māori māori (“aborigine, native; normal, ordinary, plain”). Doublet of Maoli.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Māori māori (“aborigine, native; normal, ordinary, plain”). Doublet of Maoli.

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