Maori

[mah-aw-ree, -oh-ree, mou-ree, mah-ree]

noun

plural

Maoris ,

plural

Maori .

1. a member of the Native Polynesian population of New Zealand.

2. a Polynesian language, the language of the Maoris.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Maoris or their language.

Māori

/ ˈmaʊrɪ /

noun

1. a member of the people living in New Zealand and the Cook Islands since before the arrival of European settlers. They are descended from Polynesian voyagers who migrated in successive waves from the ninth century onwards

2. the language of this people, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family

adjective

1. of or relating to this people or their language

Example Sentences

As soon as the Maoris were back to their full compliment, they went to wiping out the advantage the Scots had built.

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White was given the news at the Scotland training camp in Whangarei, New Zealand, where he was preparing to face the Maori All Blacks, Fiji and Samoa this summer.

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Gibson-Park, who played for the Maoris against Leicester Tigers earlier in his career, had made the same switch the year before at the age of 24.

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So, museums have started returning human remains from communities such as the Maori tribes of New Zealand, the Mudan warriors of Taiwan, the Aboriginal people of Australia and the Native Hawaiians.

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In rugby union, regulations prevent opposing teams crossing the halfway line while New Zealand are performing the Maori war dance.

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