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Ma⋅o⋅ri

  [mah-aw-ree, -oh-ree, mou-ree, mah-ree] noun, plural -ris, (especially collectively) -ri for 1, adjective
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–noun
1. a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
2. a Polynesian language, the language of the Maoris.
–adjective
3. of or pertaining to the Maoris or their language.
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Mao·ri   (mou'rē)   
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 Māori, from māori, ordinary people.]
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Word Origin & History

Maori 
"Polynesian inhabitant of New Zealand," 1843, native name, said to mean "of the usual kind."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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