Sami
Americannoun
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Samis,
plural
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Sami
plural
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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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In 2021, the Lutheran Church of Sweden apologised for centuries of "severe violations of human dignity" against the Sami people.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
BBC Sport senior football correspondent Sami Mokbel, journalist Jess Anderson and BBC Radio 5 Live's John Murray go through the big questions facing Tuchel.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Sami Mokbel: This will be a key theme to watch over the next three weeks.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Sami Corwin, who covers biotech for William Blair, was doing a routine check of clinical trials last week when she saw that a slate of studies testing therapies in autoimmune diseases had gone dark.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
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
To learn more about sending your child to Jewish day school and find out if you are eligible for a Day School Affordability Initiative grant, check out Samis website today.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2022
To increase accessibility and participation in high-quality experiential Jewish education for youth in Washington state, in 2022 the Samis Foundation launched their Day School Affordability Initiative.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2022
“We’re proud of the students for responding to this call for help and we, at Samis, were honored to play a small role in supporting the mission,” says Eli Genuaer, Samis Foundation board chair.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2022
Many Samis would be classified as “white” in an American context, while others would be considered “Eurasian.”
From Slate ● Nov. 21, 2019
I feel it that Skolt Samis are moving forward.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2019
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