Masai
Americannoun
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Masais,
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Masai
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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.
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the Nilotic language of the Masai.
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a member of a Nilotic people, formerly noted as warriors, living chiefly in Kenya and Tanzania
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the language of this people, belonging to the Nilotic group of the Nilo-Saharan family
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The Marriott’s Kinara Safari Lodge Direct flights between Mahé and Nairobi make it easy to add a leg at the Masai Mara National Reserve, whose expansive savannahs are a bucketlist safari destination.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
“So I’m surprised and disappointed. But we have to give Masai a chance to see what happens.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
"We're getting catered to like professional athletes. We're getting paid like professional athletes," was the positive verdict from American Olympic 100m hurdles champion Masai Russell.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
The fourth and final species is the beautiful Masai giraffe, with its distinctive leaf-pattern hide.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025
Perhaps the local Masai people knew the Marburg agent in their own way.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
He says," said the latter to Oscard, "that the Plateau is in possession of the Masais.
From With Edged Tools by Henry Seton Merriman
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