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    Maori

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Nationality & race, Languages
    Mao·ri /ˈmaʊri/ noun  1. [countable]SAN someone who belongs to the race of people that first lived in New Zealand and now forms only a small part of the population 毛利人〔新西兰土著〕2. [uncountable]SLL the language used by the Maori people 毛利语 —Maori adjective Maori children 毛利儿童
    Examples from the Corpus
    Maori• Risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome were remarkably consistent for both Maori and non-Maori populations within New Zealand.• They are the result of two years of research and writing mainly by Maori for non-Maori readers.• Toopi, on his international debut, put Maori ahead after 11 minutes with the first of his two tries.• This has angered the Maori and left the government with no policy other than a set of good intentions.• When Captain Cook encountered the Maori he found the chiefs adorned with jade insignia.• The Maori obtained their nephrite adze blades by cutting grooves from either face of a boulder, using abrasives and water.    Origin Maori (1800-1900) Maori
    Mao·ri nounChineseSyllable
    people of someone that the who to Corpus belongs race


    Maori
    Mao‧ri /ˈmaʊri/ noun
     Date: 1800-1900
     Language: Maori
    1. [countable] someone who belongs to the race of people that first lived in New Zealand and now forms only a small part of the population
    2. [uncountable] the language used by the Maori people
    —Maori adjective:
        Maori children


    MaoriBrE /ˈmaʊri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmaʊri/ 🔊 noun [countable] a member of a race of people who were the original people living in New Zealand （新西兰）毛利人 [uncountable] the language of the Maori people 毛利语▸ Maori adjective