Sami
Americannoun
PLURAL
SamisPLURAL
Sami-
a member of a Finnic people of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and adjacent regions.
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any of the languages of the Sami, closely related to Finnish.
noun
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a member of the indigenous people of Lapland
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the language of this people, belonging to the Finno-Ugric family
adjective
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Usage
The indigenous people of Lapland prefer to be called Sami, although Lapp is still in widespread use
Example Sentences
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"We have moved from using 15 pots in the past, and now we increased to up to 120 pots in a day, targeting more than 30 internally displaced people's camps," says team leader Sami Matar.
From BBC
Sami Whitcomb believes at some point the Storm must learn from their miscues and stop repeating mistakes if they’re going to reverse the troubling trend that threatens to doom their season.
From Seattle Times
“They killed a boy for nothing!” said Sami Benboudaoud, 20, who on Friday night was standing not far from a burning truck that blocked Pablo-Picasso’s main avenue.
From New York Times
Sanjay Sami, a native of Mumbai, India, got his start on Bollywood movies and has been working with Anderson since 2006, mostly as a dolly grip.
From New York Times
In her TikTok video, Sami Sheen listed various perks of making money through OnlyFans, which allows her to work from home and set her own hours.
From Los Angeles Times
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