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Masai
[ muh-sahy ]
noun
- a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- the Nilotic language of the Masai.
Masai
/ mɑːˈsaɪ; ˈmɑːsaɪ; ˈmæsaɪ /
noun
- -sais-sai a member of a Nilotic people, formerly noted as warriors, living chiefly in Kenya and Tanzania
- the language of this people, belonging to the Nilotic group of the Nilo-Saharan family
Example Sentences
Their two relay successes were complemented by women’s 100m hurdles gold for Masai Russell.
The recent wave of the deaths of dozens of people in Kenya, as police cracked down on protests countrywide, began with the shooting of 30-year-old Rex Masai.
The researchers gathered thousands of photos of captive Masai giraffes from the publicly accessible photo repositories Flickr and SmugMug as well as photos of wild adult animals that they have taken over the past decade.
Devastating floods that have killed hundreds of people and displaced tens of thousands more in East Africa are now inundating parts of the Masai Mara, one of Africa’s greatest wildlife national reserves.
The Masai Mara management did not immediately respond to a BBC request for comment.
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