/mah"aw ree, -oh ree, mow"ree, mah"ree/ , n. , pl. Maoris , ( esp. collectively ) Maori for 1, adj.
n.
1. a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
2. a Polynesian language, the language of the Maoris.
adj.
3. of or pertaining to the Maoris or their language.