Matie
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Matie
perhaps from Afrikaans tamatie tomato, from the red colour of the rugby jersey
Example Sentences
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A profile in the Daily Herald on Jan. 31 said Mr. Matie arrived with his wife and six children.
From Washington Times • Feb. 7, 2022
In a Facebook page, Mr. Matie identified himself as a former senior advisor to the upper house of Afghanistan’s National Assembly, and says he’s now “Afghans community leader in Wausau.”
From Washington Times • Feb. 7, 2022
Later, Mr. Matie and his family were evacuated to Ramstein Air Base in Germany, where they were housed for more than month in a tent while awaiting transport to the United States.
From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2021
Mr. Matie was a businessman in Helmand Province who for several years worked as a facilitator and fixer for General Nicholson.
From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2021
A bailife to be appointed for leavienge of such duties and profittes which apperteine unto her Matie; as also for returne of proces for execution of justice.
From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter
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