Seri

[ser-ee, sair-ee]

noun

plural

Seris ,

plural

Seri .

1. Also called Comcáac. a member of an Indigenous people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.

2. Also called Cmiique Iitom. the language of the Seri, sometimes classified as part of the Hokan family.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Seri or their language.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Seri¹

Firtst recorded in 1820–30; via Spanish from Opata (an extinct Uto-Aztecan language of Sonora); further origin and meaning uncertain

Example Sentences

Seri Sawangmue, 70, travelled overnight by bus from the country's north to join the protest.

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The Home Minister, Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, told the hearing that some children from as young as two years old were separated from their families and instructed to work under the pretence of "practical training".

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In her recent winning streak that Zhang snapped last week, Korda trailed by five shots at the Seri Pak Championship, by four at the Ford Championship and six strokes in the T-Mobile Match Play, where the field was cut after the third round.

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She was still sharp after a seven-week break, winning the Fir Hill Seri Pak Championship in a playoff last week outside Los Angeles to move back atop the world ranking.

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A former adviser to Shas leader Ariyeh Deri, Barak Seri, told Israel public radio that "from the moment that the court ruled, the Haredi parties have been in utter shock".

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