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单词 maoriness
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Maorinessn.

Brit. /ˈmaʊrɪnəᵻs/, U.S. /ˈmaʊrinəs/, New Zealand English /ˈmaʊrinəs/, /ˈmʌːorinəs/, /ˈmæurinəs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably modelled on a Maori lexical item. Etymons: Maori n., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < Maori n. + -ness suffix, probably after Maori māoritanga Maoritanga n.
Chiefly New Zealand.
= Maoritanga n.
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the world > people > ethnicities > New Zealand and Australian indigenous peoples > Maori > [noun] > quality or culture
Maoritanga1843
Maoridom1860
Maoriness1877
1877 Martin Let. in T. S. Grace Pioneer Missionary among Maoris (1928) 258 Let it not be said that the Maoriness of a man unfits him to be Bishop!
1963 Times 6 Feb. (Suppl.) p. ii/5 The failure of humanitarianism when confronted with Pakeha land hunger and Maori determination to hold fast to their Maoritanga (Maoriness) bred conflict.
1974 N.Z. Listener 20 July 10/3 I have a curious kind of status which derives from my work, from the fact of my Maoriness,—such as it is.
1991 Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.) 3 Sept. 4 We do not lose our Maoriness by driving a Japanese car, smoking cigarettes made by a Pakeha New Zealander, [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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