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Komi

American  
[koh-mee] / ˈkoʊ mi /
Also Zyryenian.

noun

  • Komis,
    plural
  • Komi
    plural
  1. a member of a Uralic people of northeastern European Russia.

  2. the Permic language of the Komi.


Komi British  
/ ˈkəʊmɪ /

noun

  1. a member of a Finno-Ugric people living chiefly in the Komi Republic, in the NW Urals

  2. the Finno-Ugric language of this people; Zyrian

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of Komi

< Russian kómi (not declined) < Komi


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The Komi Memem, a tributary of a larger river that’s unprotected, is now the first among hundreds of rivers in the Brazilian Amazon to have a law that grants it personhood status.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2023

Watching quietly from the back was Komi Oliver Akli, the JTCC’s senior director of player development who coaches Tiafoe when he trains at the JTCC.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2022

Trader Joe's also makes a wildly popular version — Nori Komi Furikake Japanese Multi-Purpose Seasoning — which retails for $2.49.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2022

After that Mr Abramovich was raised by relatives, spending time in Komi, in north-west Russia, where money was tight and winter temperatures low.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2022

They both call themselves Komi and Permians and Syryenians. speak a mutually intelligible language, allied to Votiak.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various

Joshua Komis had a 2-yard touchdown run for St. Thomas.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2022

Fourteen plays and 7 minutes later they had a 38-17 lead after Joshua Komis scored on a 4-yard touchdown.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2022

Early in the second, Sexauer led a 10-play, 92-yard drive that lasted almost six minutes and ended when he threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Josh Komis.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2021

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