MASAI

Meaning of MASAI in English

n. & adj.

n. (pl. same or Masais) 1 a a pastoral people of mainly Hamitic stock living in Kenya and Tanzania. b a member of this people. 2 the Nilotic language of the Masai.

adj. of or relating to the Masai or their language.

[ Bantu ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012

MASAI — noun (plural ~ or ~s) Etymology: ~ il-máásáì, a self-designation Date: 1857 a member of a pastoral and hunting people …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MASAI — or Maasai Nomadic herders of southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They speak a language (usually called Maa) of the Polygamy …
Английский словарь Британика
MASAI — məˈsī noun ( plural masai or masais ) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. : a pastoral and hunting people in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MASAI — /meuh suy"/ , n. , pl. Masais , ( esp. collectively ) Masai . 1. a member of an African …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MASAI — noun ( plural Masai or Masais ) Etymology: Masai il-máásáì, a self-designation Date: 1857 1. : a member of a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MASAI — [ 'mα:sʌɪ , mə'sʌɪ , mα:'sʌɪ ] (also Maasai ) ■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) 1》 a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MASAI — [Ma.sai] n, pl Masai or Masais (1857) 1: a member of a pastoral and hunting people of Kenya and Tanzania …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MASAI — also spelled Maasai, nomadic pastoralists of East Africa. Masai is essentially a linguistic term, referring to speakers of this Eastern …
Britannica English vocabulary
MASAI — Masai BrE AmE ˈmɑː saɪ ˌ•ˈ•, mə ˈsaɪ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MASAI — Ma ‧ sai /ˈmɑːsaɪ/ BrE AmE noun 1 . the Masai [P] a tribe of people who live in Kenya …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MASAI — n. & adj. --n. (pl. same or Masais) 1 a a pastoral people of mainly Hamitic stock living in Kenya …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MASAI — n. & adj. --n. (pl. same or Masais) 1. a a pastoral people of mainly Hamitic stock living in Kenya …
Oxford English vocab
MASAI — n. or Maasai Nomadic herders of southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They speak a language (usually called Maa) of the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MASAI — n. Pronunciation: mä- ' s ī , ' mä- ˌ Function: noun Inflected Form: plural Masai or Masais Etymology: Masai …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
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JAFAR SUBHANI — Ayatullah Jafar Subhani was born in Iranian city of Tabriz in 1922. After completing his primary education, he joined a …
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JAFAR — Ayatullah Jafar Subhani was born in Iranian city of Tabriz in 1922. After completing his primary education, he joined a …
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NILOT — plural Nilotes Any member of a cluster of east-central African peoples living in southern Sudan, northern Uganda, and western Kenya. …
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NILO-SAHARAN LANGUAGES — Group of perhaps 115 African languages spoken by more than 27 million people from Mali to Ethiopia and from southernmost …
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KRAAL — In southern Africa, an enclosure or group of houses surrounding an enclosure for livestock, or the social unit that inhabits …
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KENYA — officially Republic of Kenya Country, eastern Africa. It is bounded by Ethiopia, The Sudan, Somalia, the Indian Ocean, Tanzania, and …
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THOMSON, JOSEPH — born , Feb. 14, 1858, Penpont, Dumfries, Scot. died Aug. 2, 1895, London, Eng. Scottish geologist, naturalist, and explorer who …
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NILOTIC LANGUAGES — group of related languages spoken in Uganda, Kenya, southern Sudan, and northern Tanzania. These languages are usually classified as belonging …
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CHAGA — also spelled Chagga, or Shaka, Bantu-speaking people living on the fertile southern slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro in northern Tanzania. They …
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ARUSHA — formerly Northern Region, administrative region, northern Tanzania, East Africa. Established in 1963, it has an area of about 33,250 sq …
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AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK — formerly Masai Amboseli Game Reserve, national park, southern Kenya, East Africa. Amboseli was originally established as a game reserve in …
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SPREAD — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a blaze spreads ▪ The blaze quickly spread to a neighbouring house. a disease …
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KENYA — n. officially Republic of Kenya Country, eastern Africa. It is bounded by Ethiopia, The Sudan, Somalia, the Indian Ocean, Tanzania, …
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