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Maori

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Mao·ri  (mour)
n. pl. Maori or Mao·ris
1. A member of a people of New Zealand, of Polynesian-Melanesian descent.
2. The Austronesian language of the Maori.
adj.
Of or relating to the Maori or their language or culture.

[Maori Mori, from mori, ordinary people.]

Maori
Noun
1. pl -ri or -ris a member of the Polynesian people living in New Zealand since before the arrival of European settlers
2. the language of this people
Adjective
of this people or their language
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.MaoriMaori - an ethnic minority of Polynesian and Melanesian descent who speak Maori and live in New Zealand
ethnic minority - a group that has different national or cultural traditions from the majority of the population
2.Maori - the Oceanic language spoken by the Maori in New Zealand
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic - an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages
Translations
Spanish Maori [ˈmaurɪ] adj, nmaorí m/f
French Maori [ˈmaurɪ] nMaori(e)
adjmaori(e)

German Maori [ˈmaurɪ] adjmaorisch
nMaori mf

Italian Maori [ˈmaurɪ] adj, nmaori (m/f) inv

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Here, in a little cove, lay a small schooner, the Cowrie, whose decks had but a few days since run red with the blood of her officers and the loyal members of her crew, for the Cowrie had fallen upon bad days when it had shipped such men as Gust and Momulla the Maori and that arch-fiend Kai Shang of Fachan.
 
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