maori Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an ethnic minority of Polynesian and Melanesian descent who speak Maori and live in New Zealand
  2. noun the Oceanic language spoken by the Maori in New Zealand

WordNet

Ma"o*ri noun
Wordforms
plural Maoris
Definitions
  1. (Ethnol.) One of the aboriginal inhabitants of New Zealand; also, the original language of New Zealand. -- a. Of or pertaining to the Maoris or to their language.

Webster 1913