Moriori

/ (ˌmɒrɪˈɔːrɪ) /

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noun

a Polynesian people of New Zealand, esp of the Chatham Islands, closely related to the mainland Māori: now racially intermixed

plural -ri or -ris a member of this people

the language of the Moriori, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family

adjective

of or relating to the Moriori or their language

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Words nearby Moriori

moribund, Mörike, Morini, Morioka, morion, Moriori, Morisco, morish, Morison, Morisot, morituri te salutamus

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