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samurai [ sam -oo -rahy ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈsæm ʊˌraɪ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun, plural sam·u·rai. Japanese History .
a member of the hereditary warrior class in feudal Japan.
a retainer of a daimyo.
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Origin of samurai 1720–30; <Japanese, earlier samurafi to serve, equivalent to sa- prefix + morafi watchfully wait (frequentative of mor- to guard)
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You play as Jin Sakai, a samurai part of a larger defending force that suffers an absolutely crushing defeat against the Mongol army attempting to take over Japan.
And with the samurai sword, we just wanted it to be awesome.
Of the Last Samurai he said, “They make it look like Japan would not have made it out of the feudal period without Tom Cruise.”
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One decorative panel worn under a black dress resembled samurai chest armor.
Ditching the bleach, he seeped manly confidence with what appears to be a samurai ponytail.
What became of the young Samurai and his wife after that I scarcely need to relate here.
He was adopted by another Samurai , and eventually marries Z., the daughter of the house.
There was generally a quarter in these towns where the Samurai lived quite apart from other people.
The samurai , or warriors, sheathed their swords, though they still regarded them as their very souls.
The old samurai , who had almost forgotten warfare, sought out their weapons, and gathered their troops.
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British Dictionary definitions for samurai
noun plural -rai
the Japanese warrior caste that provided the administrative and fighting aristocracy from the 11th to the 19th centuries
a member of this aristocracy
Word Origin for samurai C19: from Japanese
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