Sami
Americannoun
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a member of a Finnic people of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and adjacent regions.
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any of the languages of the Sami, closely related to Finnish.
noun
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a member of the indigenous people of Lapland
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the language of this people, belonging to the Finno-Ugric family
adjective
Usage
The indigenous people of Lapland prefer to be called Sami, although Lapp is still in widespread use
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Among those who came up the ranks under Kleitsch were Sami Khedira and Mario Gomez.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
In his first Madrid spell, he pushed for Luka Modric, Sami Khedira and Mesut Ozil, and history would vindicate all three choices.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
Those are small figures compared to the hundreds of millions shipped by sector giants, but enough to keep the company profitable, according to chief executive Sami Pienimaki.
From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026
Did they also help you find real-life Holocaust survivors — like Sami Steigmann —that you cast as support group members?
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025
He comes up sputtering and shivering, even though he’s wearing a wet suit and scuba goggles, while Sami dances around him and trash-talks.
From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan
“We’re proud of the students for responding to this call for help and we, at Samis, were honored to play a small role in supporting the mission,” says Eli Genuaer, Samis Foundation board chair.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2022
To learn more about sending your child to Jewish day school and find out if you are eligible for a Day School Affordability Initiative grant, check out Samis website today.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2022
The Samis Foundation was established in 1994 by Samuel Israel z”l and is the largest Jewish philanthropy in Washington State.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2021
Many Samis would be classified as “white” in an American context, while others would be considered “Eurasian.”
From Slate ● Nov. 21, 2019
I feel it that Skolt Samis are moving forward.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2019
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