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Maori

Syllables: Mao·ri/ˈmaʊɹi/

Maori noun: a member of the indigenous people of New Zealand.

Noun

Maori (plural Maori or Maoris or (obsolete) Maories)

  1. A member of the indigenous people of New Zealand.

Proper noun

Maori

  1. The language of these people.

Adjective

Maori

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to the Māori.

Maori meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Arabic

Maori in Hindi

माओरी

Maori in Marathi

indigenous people of New Zealand
माओरी māorī
member of the Maori people of New Zealand
माओरी māorī
language of the Māori
माओरी māorī
of, from, or pertaining to the Māori
माओरी māorī

Maori in Bengali

নিউজিল্যান্ডের অধিবাসী, তাদের ভাষা

Maori in Arabic

language of the Māori
مَاوْرِيّ māwriyy
More languagesFewer languages
Maori in Persian
مائوری mâ'ori

Forms of Maori

pluralMaori
pluralMaoris
alternative formMāori
alternative formMäori
alternative formMaaori
plural (obsolete)Maories

Origin of Maori

Borrowed from Māori māori (“aborigine, native; normal, ordinary, plain”). Doublet of Maoli.

Words formed from Maori

Phrases with Maori

Words that rhyme with Maori

Questions about Maori

What does Maori mean?
Maori means a member of the indigenous people of New Zealand.
What is Maori in Hindi?
Maori in Hindi is माओरी. See Maori meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Maori?
Maori can be a noun, a proper noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Maori?
Maori is pronounced /ˈmaʊɹi/.
What is the plural of Maori?
The plural of Maori is Maori.

Words near Maori in the dictionary

  1. Maonan
  2. maons
  3. Maoping
  4. Maor
  5. Maore
  6. Maori
  7. Maori dog
  8. Maori dogs
  9. Maori hen
  10. Maori hens
  11. Maori mint

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Maori (page history and authors); Maori (Hindi Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Maori (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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