Sami
Americannoun
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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
Usage
The indigenous people of Lapland prefer to be called Sami, although Lapp is still in widespread use
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Sami Pajari finished 46sec behind to complete the podium and make Toyota the first manufacturer since Citroen in 2010 to claim back-to-back podium lockouts in the WRC.
From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026
Sami, who was sitting next to me, and I chatted.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
Liverpool had gone 2-0 up early on with goals from Sami Hyypia and Christian Ziege, but Mark Viduka scored either side of half-time to drag Leeds level.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025
She described the last few months as extremely difficult as she had to tell her three children Summer, 16, Sami, 22, and Finley, 20, that this Christmas could well be her last.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
He comes up sputtering and shivering, even though he’s wearing a wet suit and scuba goggles, while Sami dances around him and trash-talks.
From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan
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