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maori
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun maori has 2 senses
CIDE DICTIONARY
maori, prop. n.
One of the aboriginal inhabitants of New Zealand; also, the original language of New Zealand. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
maori, n. & adj.
--n. (pl. same or Maoris)
1 a member of the Polynesian aboriginal people of New Zealand.
2 the language of the Maori.
--adj. of or concerning the Maori or their language.
--n. (pl. same or Maoris)
1 a member of the Polynesian aboriginal people of New Zealand.
2 the language of the Maori.
--adj. of or concerning the Maori or their language.
Etymology
native name
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