Maori

Mao·ri
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/ˈmaʊɹi//ˈmɐʉɹiː//ˈmæʊɹiː/[ˈmɑːɔɾi]

noun

A member of the indigenous people of New Zealand.

Similar
Maori language
OriginMāori māori →
Less commonScrabble 7
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Meanings

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

plural Maoris · obsolete plural Maories · alternative Māori · alternative Mäori · alternative Maaori

  1. A member of the indigenous people of New Zealand.
  2. A member of the indigenous people of the Cook Islands.
proper noun

alternative Māori · alternative Mäori · alternative Maaori

  1. The language of these people.
adjective

alternative Māori · alternative Mäori · alternative Maaori

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe Oceanic language spoken by the Maori in New Zealand

Similar
Maori language
Broader
OceanicEastern Malayo-Polynesian

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Māorimāori“aborigine, native; normal, ordinary, plain”
  2. EnglishMaori

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

More words from Māori

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Translations

Afrikaans Maori, Maori
  • Maoriindigenous people of New Zealand
  • Maorimember of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • Maorilanguage of the Māori
Arabic مَاوْرِيّ
  • مَاوْرِيّ (māwriyy)language of the Māori
Bulgarian маори, маорски
  • маори (maori)indigenous people of New Zealand
  • маорски (maorski)of, from, or pertaining to the Māori
Catalan maori, maori
  • maorimember of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • maorilanguage of the Māori
  • maoriof, from, or pertaining to the Māori
Chinese Mandarin 毛利人, 毛利語 /毛利语
  • 毛利人 (Máolì-rén)indigenous people of New Zealand
  • 毛利語 /毛利语 (Máolì-yǔ)language of the Māori
  • 毛利的 (Máolì de)of, from, or pertaining to the Māori
Czech Maoři, maorština
  • Maořiindigenous people of New Zealand
  • maorštinalanguage of the Māori
Danish maori
  • maoriindigenous people of New Zealand
Dutch Maori, Maori
  • Maoriindigenous people of New Zealand
  • Maorimember of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • Maorilanguage of the Māori
  • Maoriof, from, or pertaining to the Māori
Estonian maur
  • maurindigenous people of New Zealand
Finnish maorit, maori
  • maoritindigenous people of New Zealand
  • maorimember of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • maorilanguage of the Māori
  • maorin kielilanguage of the Māori
  • maori-of, from, or pertaining to the Māori
French Maori, Maorie
  • Maorimember of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • Maoriemember of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • maorilanguage of the Māori
  • maoriof, from, or pertaining to the Māori
  • maorieof, from, or pertaining to the Māori
German Maori, Maorisch
  • Maorilanguage of the Māori
  • Maorischlanguage of the Māori
Greek Μαορί, Μαορί
  • Μαορί (Maorí)indigenous people of New Zealand
  • Μαορί (Maorí)member of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • των Μαορί (ton Maorí)member of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • μαορί (maorí)language of the Māori
Hawaiian Māoli
  • Māolimember of the Maori people of New Zealand
Icelandic Maóríi, maóríska
  • Maóríiindigenous people of New Zealand
  • maórískalanguage of the Māori
  • maórískurof, from, or pertaining to the Māori
Irish Maoraigh, Maorach
  • Maoraighindigenous people of New Zealand
  • Maorachmember of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • Maoraislanguage of the Māori
  • Maorachof, from, or pertaining to the Māori
Japanese マオリ人, マオリ語
  • マオリ人 (Maori-jin)indigenous people of New Zealand
  • マオリ語 (Maori-go)language of the Māori
Korean 마오리어
  • 마오리어 (Maori-eo)language of the Māori
Māori Māori, te reo Māori
  • Māoriindigenous people of New Zealand
  • te reo Māorilanguage of the Māori
  • Māorilanguage of the Māori
  • Māoriof, from, or pertaining to the Māori
Norwegian Bokmål maori, maori
  • maorimember of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • maorilanguage of the Māori
  • maoriskof, from, or pertaining to the Māori
Persian مائوری
  • مائوری (mâ'ori)of, from, or pertaining to the Māori
Polish Maorysi, Maorys
  • Maorysiindigenous people of New Zealand
  • Maorysmember of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • Maoryskamember of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • maoryskilanguage of the Māori
  • maoryskiof, from, or pertaining to the Māori
Portuguese maori, maori
  • maoriindigenous people of New Zealand
  • maorimember of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • maorilanguage of the Māori
  • maoriof, from, or pertaining to the Māori
Russian ма́ори, ма́ори
  • ма́ори (máori)indigenous people of New Zealand
  • ма́ори (máori)member of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • ма́ори (máori)language of the Māori
  • маори́йский (maoríjskij)of, from, or pertaining to the Māori
Spanish maorí, maorí
  • maoríindigenous people of New Zealand
  • maorímember of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • maorílanguage of the Māori
  • maoríof, from, or pertaining to the Māori
Swedish maorisk
  • maoriskof, from, or pertaining to the Māori
Turkish Maori dili
  • Maori dililanguage of the Māori

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Maori

loweryflowerydowrymauricowrieGaurishoweryflouryavowrycaurichowry
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Anagrams

MarioMoiramoriaOmari
Cite this entry
APA

Maori. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maori

MLA

“Maori.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maori. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Maori,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maori.

Source: Maori on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.