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Maasai

American  
[mah-sahy, mah-sahy] / mɑˈsaɪ, ˈmɑ saɪ /

noun

plural

Maasais,

plural

Maasai
  1. Masai.


Example Sentences

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More than 40% of its current employees are Maasai, and another 50% from other parts of Kenya, said Justin Landry, general manager of Marriott properties in Kenya.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

Meitamei Olol Dapash, a Maasai elder with an American Ph.D., says the camp sits astride a path that some migratory wildebeest and zebra use to cross the Sand River in search of green grass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

The scene had everything — the Memphis jookin, the Maasai in the background.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025

Local Maasai have been sustainably living on the land -- rotating grazing in line with the weather and seasons -- for centuries.

From Barron's • Nov. 10, 2025

My people speak the Maa language, which is why we are called Maasai.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola