Maoritanga

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noun

Māori culture, traditions, and way of life; Maoriness.

OriginMāori Māoritanga →
First used 19th c.Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounMaoritanga (uncountable)

alternative Māoritanga

  1. New ZealanduncountableMāori culture, traditions, and way of life; Maoriness.First known use 19th c.

    ‘But I'm Maori. And that's the way I feel too, the way you said, that that the Maoritanga has got lost in the way I live.’

    1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 62

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
maoriness

Origin

  1. MāoriMāoritanga
  2. EnglishMaoritanga

Borrowed from Māori Māoritanga.

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APA

Maoritanga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maoritanga

MLA

“Maoritanga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maoritanga. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Maoritanga,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maoritanga.

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