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Maori

DEFINITIONS OF: Maori

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n an ethnic minority of Polynesian and Melanesian descent who speak Maori and live in New Zealand

Type of:
ethnic minority
a group that has different national or cultural traditions from the majority of the population

n the Oceanic language spoken by the Maori in New Zealand

Type of:
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic
an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages
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