Maori
noun
a member of the Native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
Maoris
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pluralof Maori.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Maoris won the turnover and launched phase after phase of attack.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2025
At the start of each game, the players do a version of the “haka,” an indigenous dance of the Maoris.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2018
Many Maoris claim to join as much for whanau, or family, as for money, power or thrills.
From Economist ● Feb. 8, 2018
Once the domain of sailors and Maoris and now a staple for younger Americans of all ethnicities and professions, tattoos are trickling up to the older set.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 21, 2013
In the early 1800s, European traders, missionaries, and whalers began to visit New Zealand, which had been occupied 600 years previously by Polynesian farmers and fishermen known as Maoris.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
