Mauri
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Mauri may refer to:
- Mauri meaning the life force which all objects contain, in the Māori languageMaori languageMāori or te reo Māori , commonly te reo , is the language of the indigenous population of New Zealand, the Māori. It has the status of an official language in New Zealand...
of New Zealand and the Rotuman languageRotuman languageRotuman, also referred to as Rotunan, Rutuman or Fäeag Rotuma, is an Austronesian language spoken by the indigenous people of the South Pacific island group of Rotuma, an island with a Polynesian-influenced culture that was incorporated as a dependency into the Colony of Fiji in 1881...
of Rotuma - Mauri, or Maurya EmpireMaurya EmpireThe Maurya Empire was a geographically extensive Iron Age historical power in ancient India, ruled by the Mauryan dynasty from 321 to 185 BC...
, an ancient caste in India which built its greatest empire - Mauri, a FinnishFinnish languageFinnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
male name - Mauri (film), 1987 New Zealand film directed by Merata MitaMerata MitaMerata Mita, CNZM was a significant filmmaker in New Zealand as well as a key figure in the growth of the Māori screen industry. Mita was from the Māori tribes of Ngāti Pikiao and Ngāi Te Rangi.-Background:...
- Mauri (people)Mauri (people)The Mauri were an ancient Berber people inhabiting the territory of modern Algeria and Morocco. Much of that territory was annexed to the Roman empire in 44 AD, as the province of Mauretania...
, people of the ancient kingdom Mauretania - MoorsMoorsThe description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of the Maghreb region who are predominately of Berber and Arab descent. They came to conquer and rule the Iberian Peninsula for nearly 800 years. At that time they were Muslim, although earlier the people had followed...
, North African people known in ancient Latin as Mauri - Mauri (fish), a Trichomycterus catfish found in Poopó Lake, Bolivia
- Mauri (surname)Mauri (surname)Mauri is a surname of Italian or Spanish origin. The name refers to:*Carlo Mauri , Italian mountaineer and explorer*Carolina Mauri , Costa Rican freestyle swimmer*Cristian Roig Mauri , Andorran professional football player...
, persons surnamed Mauri - Mauri RiverMauri RiverThe Mauri River is a river of Bolivia. It rises on the frontier between Chile and Bolivia near Charaña and flows east-northeast for about 100 km where it joins the Desaguadero. In fact the Mauri is much larger than the Desaguadero at this point, but below the confluence the name Desaguadero...
, river in Bolivia - Mauri, Estonia, village in Misso Parish, Võru County, Estonia
- Mauri is the name of an Italian, Milan based fashion shoemaker which specializes in alligatorAlligatorAn alligator is a crocodilian in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae. There are two extant alligator species: the American alligator and the Chinese alligator ....
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