Masai

[ muh-sahy ]

/ məˈsaɪ /

noun, plural Ma·sais, (especially collectively) Ma·sai.

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.

Also Maasai.

Example sentences from the Web for masai

“The Masai who live around the lake are used to these creatures washing up—they think of them as junk,” said Brandt, 47.

Frozen in Time: An Elegy to Africa’s Disappearing Species |Nico Hines |October 5, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Today, a Masai warrior with a cellphone has better telecom capabilities than the president of the United States did 25 years ago.

The World Is Getting Better, Argues New Book, ‘Abundance’ |Sam Harris |February 21, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Send out twenty of the Masai to spread along the shore to the north.

The Rogue Elephant |Elliott Whitney
Half a dozen of the Masai volunteered to serve as porters, for the tents and some supplies had to be carried.

The Rogue Elephant |Elliott Whitney

The Masai Elmoran or young warriors can own no property, so all the booty they may win in battle belongs to their fathers alone.

Allan Quatermain |H. Rider Haggard
I would not show any man the door for all the Masai in the world.'

Allan Quatermain |H. Rider Haggard
Even at this late date the Masai are reckoned dangerous customers.

Hunting in Many Lands |Various

British Dictionary definitions for masai

Masai

/ (ˈmɑːsaɪ, mɑːˈsaɪ, ˈmæsaɪ) /

noun

plural -sais or -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

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Masai

noun, plural Ma·sais, (especially collectively) Ma·sai.

Example sentences from the Web for masai

British Dictionary definitions for masai

noun