Tutsi
noun
a member of a very tall, slender, cattle-raising people of Rwanda and Burundi.
Tutsis
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pluralof Tutsi.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In the wake of the 1994 genocide, Alison Des Forges, then a senior adviser to Human Rights Watch, pointed to genocide inversion as a central means of justifying the genocide against the Tutsis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
While denying offering the M23 military backing, Rwanda insists that it faces an existential threat from the presence in the eastern DRC of armed groups linked to the 1994 Rwandan genocide of the Tutsis.
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026
Macron has previously acknowledged France's role in the Rwandan genocide, in which about 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus died, and sought forgiveness.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2025
Both the M23 and Rwanda's government are led by Tutsis.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2025
Digging into the status of Tutsis in DR Congo - and how it relates to the M23 uprising - is a complex and sensitive matter that goes to the heart of who is considered Congolese.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2025
