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Matie

British  
/ ˈmɑːtɪ /

noun

  1. informal a student at the University of Stellenbosch, esp one representing the University in a sport

"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

Etymology

Origin of Matie

perhaps from Afrikaans tamatie tomato, from the red colour of the rugby jersey

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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

Mr. Matie has also met with Wisconsin Lt.

From Washington Times • Feb. 7, 2022

That day, an Afghan man, Matiullah Matie, his wife and their six children stood near the Abbey Gate holding a sign that read “Chesty Puller.”

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2021

“When a Marine approached me in the crowd, I had the password on my phone, which that day was a photo of a cup of milk tea,” Mr. Matie said in a phone interview.

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