maori

Noun
US[mou-ree]/ˈmaʊri/2 syllables
Synonyms: Maori language

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)maoris

  1. an ethnic minority of Polynesian and Melanesian descent who speak Maori and live in New ZealandType of ethnic minority
  2. the Oceanic language spoken by the Maori in New ZealandSynonyms: Maori languageType of Oceanic, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Ma′o·ri prop. n.; pl. Maoris (…).

Ethnol. One of the aboriginal inhabitants of New Zealand; also, the original language of New Zealand. — adjective Of or pertaining to the Maoris or to their language.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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