Masai

Also Maa·sai

[muh-sahy]

noun

plural

Masais ,

plural

Masai .

1. a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.

2. the Nilotic language of the Masai.

Masai

/ mɑːˈsaɪ, ˈmɑːsaɪ, ˈmæsaɪ /

noun

1. a member of a Nilotic people, formerly noted as warriors, living chiefly in Kenya and Tanzania

2. the language of this people, belonging to the Nilotic group of the Nilo-Saharan family

Example Sentences

The fourth and final species is the beautiful Masai giraffe, with its distinctive leaf-pattern hide.

From BBC

There will be music from an African arts group, the Masai Cultural Arts team.

From BBC

Their two relay successes were complemented by women’s 100m hurdles gold for Masai Russell.

From BBC

After the autopsy, the family and friends of Mr Masai were shocked to learn that bullet could not be found in his body.

From BBC

The researchers gathered thousands of photos of captive Masai giraffes from the publicly accessible photo repositories Flickr and SmugMug as well as photos of wild adult animals that they have taken over the past decade.

From Science Daily