(~s)
1.
~ means belonging to or relating to the race of people who have lived in New Zealand and the Cook Islands since before Europeans arrived.
ADJ
2.
The ~ or the ~s are people who are ~.
N-COUNT
(~s)
1.
~ means belonging to or relating to the race of people who have lived in New Zealand and the Cook Islands since before Europeans arrived.
ADJ
2.
The ~ or the ~s are people who are ~.
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012