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Sami
noun Sa·mi \ˈsä-mē\
plural Sami or Samis also Saami or Saamis
Definition of SAMI
1
: a member of a people of northern Scandinavia, Finland, and the Kola Peninsula of northern Russia who are traditionally fishermen, nomadic herders of caribou, and hunters of sea mammals
2
: any or all of the closely related Finno-Ugric languages of the Sami people
Variants of SAMI
Sa·mi also Saa·mi \ˈsä-mē\
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Origin of SAMI
of Sami origin; akin to North Sami sápmi, genitive sámi the Sami homeland, language, or way of life
First Known Use: 1842
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