Seri

American  

[ser-ee, sair-ee] / ˈsɛr i, ˈsɛər i /

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.

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adjective

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

Etymology

Origin of Seri

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

Example Sentences

This thematically organized show—curated by Carlos Gollonet, chief curator of photography at the Spanish Fundación MAPFRE, which lent all the works in the exhibition—opens with a 1979 self-portrait in which the photographer has adorned her face with the traditional paint of the Seri people.

From The Wall Street Journal

In it, we discover a people caught between tradition and modernity: The Seri, more than most indigenous groups, have retained their culture and language in the face of Spanish and Mexican influence, but the realities of trade and proximity complicate the situation.

From The Wall Street Journal

The stoicism of her Seri project is contrasted by the more lighthearted photos she took of people in Juchitán, highlighting the matriarchal culture there.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From BBC

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.

From Seattle Times