Maori Definition

mourē
maoris
noun
The Austronesian language of this people.
Webster's New World
A member of a Polynesian people native to New Zealand.
Webster's New World
adjective
Of the Maoris or their language or culture.
Webster's New World
pronoun

The Polynesian people native to New Zealand.

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Other Word Forms of Maori

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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Words Starting With

MMA

Words Ending With

IRIORI

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