Mao ‧ ri /ˈmaʊri/ BrE AmE 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