MAORIS

Meaning of MAORIS in English

(pl. ) of Maori

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

MAORIS — ( pl. ) of Maori
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MAORIS — pl of maori.
Webster English vocab
VENTRILOQUISM — Art of "throwing" one's voice in such a way that the sound seems to come from a source other than …
Английский словарь Британика
HAUHAU — Member of the Pai Marire, a religious-military cult of the Maori people of New Zealand. The cult was founded in …
Английский словарь Британика
KAWAKAWA — I. |käwə|käwə noun or kawa ( -s ) Etymology: Maori 1. : kava 1 2. : a shrub or small …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TUMATAKURU — noun also tu·matu·ku·ru |tüˌmäd.ə|ku̇(ˌ)rü, -mad.- ( -s ) Etymology: Maori tumatakuru : a New Zealand shrub or tree ( Discaria …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOETOE — noun also toi·toi |tōē|tōē, ˈtȯiˌtȯi ( -s ) Etymology: Maori toetoe : any of several coarse New Zealand sedges and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RINGATU — ˌriŋgəˈtü noun ( -s ) Usage: capitalized Etymology: Maori, from ringa hand + tu to stand : a semi-Christian Maori …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RATA — ˈräd.ə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Maori 1. : a tree of the genus Metrosideros ; especially : either of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIUPIU — |pēüˌpēü noun ( plural piupiu or piupius ) Etymology: Maori : a short kilt made usually of strips of flax …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAORI — ˈmau̇(ə)rē, -ri noun 1. plural maori or maoris usually capitalized a. (1) : a Polynesian people native to New Zealand …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KAITAKA — kīˈtäkə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Maori : a mat of fine flax worn as a cloak by the Maoris
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEI-TIKI — ˈhāˈtēkē noun ( plural hei-tiki or hei-tikis ) Etymology: Maori, from hei to hang + Tiki, the first man in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HANGI — ˈhäŋē noun ( -s ) Etymology: Maori : an underground oven used by the Maoris that consists of a pit …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RATA — (n.) A New Zealand forest tree (Metrosideros robusta), also, its hard dark red wood, used by the Maoris for paddles …
Английский словарь Webster
MAORI — (a.) Of or pertaining to the Maoris or to their language.
Английский словарь Webster
RATA — ( n. ) A New Zealand forest tree (Metrosideros robusta), also, its hard dark red wood, used by the Maoris …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MAORI — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to the Maoris or to their language.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MAORI — /mah"aw ree, -oh ree, mow"ree, mah"ree/ , n. , pl. Maoris , ( esp. collectively ) Maori for 1, adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAORI — noun ( plural Maori or Maoris ) Etymology: Maori māori, literally, normal, ordinary Date: 1828 1. : the Polynesian language …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RATA — noun a new zealand forest tree (metrosideros robusta), also, its hard dark red wood, used by the maoris for paddles …
Webster English vocab
CANNIBALISM — in zoology, the eating of any animal by another member of the same species. Cannibalism frequently serves as a mechanism …
Britannica English vocabulary
RATANA CHURCH — 20th-century religious awakening among the New Zealand Maoris and a national political influence, especially during the period 194363, when its …
Britannica English vocabulary
POVERTY BAY — inlet of the southern Pacific Ocean, bounded by eastern North Island, New Zealand. The town of Gisborne is situated on …
Britannica English vocabulary
MAORI REPRESENTATION ACT — original name Native Representation Act (1867), legislation that created four Maori parliamentary seats in New Zealand, bringing the Maori nation …
Britannica English vocabulary
MANING, FREDERICK — born July 5, 1811, Dublin, Ire. died July 25, 1883, London, Eng. in full Frederick Edward Maning New Zealand author …
Britannica English vocabulary
GREY, SIR GEORGE — born April 14, 1812, Lisbon died Sept. 19, 1898, London British colonial administrator who was called upon to govern in …
Britannica English vocabulary
AUCKLAND — city, Auckland local government region, New Zealand, the country's largest city and its largest port. It occupies a narrow isthmus …
Britannica English vocabulary
ATKINSON, SIR HARRY — born Nov. 1, 1831, Broxton, Cheshire, Eng. died June 28, 1892, Wellington, N.Z. in full Sir Harry Albert Atkinson statesman …
Britannica English vocabulary
MAORI — ( Maoris) 1. Maori means belonging to or relating to the race of people who have lived in New Zealand …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAUI — [Polynesian] Maui figures as a powerful god in the legends of many Polynesians. But the Maoris and the Hawaiians probably …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab

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