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Masai

[ muh-sahy ]

noun

plural Masais, (especially collectively) Masai.
  1. 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.
  2. the Nilotic language of the Masai.


Masai

/ mɑːˈsaɪ; ˈmɑːsaɪ; ˈmæsaɪ /

noun

  1. -sais-sai a member of a Nilotic people, formerly noted as warriors, living chiefly in Kenya and Tanzania
  2. the language of this people, belonging to the Nilotic group of the Nilo-Saharan family
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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There will be music from an African arts group, the Masai Cultural Arts team.

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Their two relay successes were complemented by women’s 100m hurdles gold for Masai Russell.

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Asked if she was confident justice would be served, Mr Masai’s mother said: “You know how government works here but let me trust for the best.”

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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.

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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.

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