Sami

[ so-mee ]

/ ˈsɒ mi /

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noun, plural Sa·mis, (especially collectively) Sa·mi for 1.

a member of a Finnic people of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and adjacent regions.

any of the languages of the Sami, closely related to Finnish.

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Words nearby Sami

samey, samfoo, Samhain, Sam Hill, Samhita, Sami, Samian, Samian ware, samiel, samisen, Samish

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How to use Sami in a sentence

This article was reported and written by Sami Yousafzai with additional material and editing by Christopher Dickey.
ISIS Targets Afghanistan Just as the U.S. Quits|Sami Yousafzai, Christopher Dickey|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
SAMI consists of 13 bundles of fiber-optic cables, each containing 60 or more fibers in what the researchers call “hexabundles.”
SAMI Is Like Google Earth for the Universe|Matthew R. Francis|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With that task accomplished, the SAMI team can get to work on the task of galactic demographics in earnest.
SAMI Is Like Google Earth for the Universe|Matthew R. Francis|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“It has been a great pleasure and honor for me to work with Ron for such a long time,” Sami wrote this afternoon from Pakistan.
Remembering Ron Moreau: Goodbye To A War Reporting Legend|Christopher Dickey|May 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Ron Moreau and Sami Yousafzai report on the alleged corruption.
Afghanistan’s Million Dollar Minister|Ron Moreau, Sami Yousafzai|September 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This is the Sami tree, which hath got but a single leaf, and this is a most excellent lake.
Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 1|Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
Mahmoud Sami Pasha, unlike his associates, was not a fellah, but of Turkish descent.
The Egyptian campaigns, 1882 to 1885|Charles Royle
Mahmoud Sami had arranged that the petitions from all the provinces should be brought to the Commissioner by deputation.
The Egyptian campaigns, 1882 to 1885|Charles Royle
Suleiman Sami was subsequently convicted and hanged at Alexandria on 9th June, 1883.
The Egyptian campaigns, 1882 to 1885|Charles Royle
Then we anchored before Konfida, and met Sami Bey, who is still with us.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Sami

Sami

/ (ˈsɑːmɪ) /

noun

plural -mi or -mis a member of the indigenous people of Lapland

the language of this people, belonging to the Finno-Ugric family

adjective

of or relating to this people or their language

usage for Sami

The indigenous people of Lapland prefer to be called Sami, although Lapp is still in widespread use

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