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Masai

Ma·sai [ maa s, m s ] (plural Ma·sai or Ma·sais) or Maa·sai [ maa s, m s ] (plural Maa·sai or Maa·sais)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. member of E African people: a member of a pastoral people with strong warrior traditions who live in East Africa, mainly in Kenya and Tanzania. They are characteristically tall and slender in build.

2. language of Masai: the Nilotic language of the Masai people. Native speakers: 700,000.

[Mid-19th century. < Masai]

Ma·sai adjective
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