TUTSI

Meaning of TUTSI in English

Pronunciation: ' tü-s ē , ' tüt-

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural Tutsi or Tutsis

Date: 1950

: a member of a people of Rwanda and Burundi prob. of Nilotic origin

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

TUTSI — noun (plural ~ or ~s) Date: 1950 a member of a people of Rwanda and Burundi probably of Nilotic origin
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TUTSI — People of Rwanda and Burundi who are traditionally considered Nilotic. They speak Rundi or Rwanda (mutually intelligible languages of the …
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TUTSI — Usage: usually capitalized variant of tusi
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TUTSI — /tooht"see/ , n. , pl. Tutsis , ( esp. collectively ) Tutsi . a member of a very tall, slender, …
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TUTSI — noun ( plural Tutsi or Tutsis ) Date: 1950 : a member of a people of Rwanda and Burundi probably …
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TUTSI — [ 'tʊtsi ] ■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) a member of a people forming a minority of …
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TUTSI — [Tut.si] n, pl Tutsi or Tutsis (1950): a member of a Nilotic people of Rwanda and Burundi
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TUTSI — also called Batusi, Tussi, Watusi, or Watutsi, ethnic group of probable Nilotic stock, whose members live within Rwanda and Burundi. …
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TUTSI — Tutsi BrE AmE ˈtʊts i ˈtuːts-
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TUTSI — n. People of Rwanda and Burundi who are traditionally considered Nilotic. They speak Rundi or Rwanda (mutually intelligible languages of …
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HUTU — Bantu-speaking people of Rwanda and Burundi , with a large refugee population in Congo (Kinshasa). Numbering about 9.5 million, the …
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BURUNDI — officially Republic of Burundi Country, central Africa. Area: 10,759 sq mi (27,866 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 6,373,000. Capital: Bujumbura …
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WATUSI — [ wə'tu:si ] (also Watutsi wə'tʊtsi ) ■ noun 1》 [treated as plural ] the Tutsi people collectively (now dated …
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BURUNDI, FLAG OF — red and green national flag with a white saltire (diagonal cross) and a central white disk incorporating three large stars. …
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RWANDA — n. officially Republic of Rwanda Country, east-central Africa. Area: 9,757 sq mi (25,271 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 7,398,000. Capital: …
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KAGAME, PAUL — born October 1957, Rwanda President of Rwanda from 2000. An ethnic Tutsi , Kagame grew up in exile in Uganda, …
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HUTU — n. Bantu-speaking people of Rwanda and Burundi , with a large refugee population in Congo (Kinshasa). Numbering about 9.5 million, …
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BURUNDI — n. officially Republic of Burundi Country, central Africa. Area: 10,759 sq mi (27,866 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 6,373,000. Capital: …
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