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SAAMI

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula

Synonyms:

Lapp; Saame; Saami; Same; Sami

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Saami" is a kind of...):

Lappic; Lappish (any of the languages spoken by the Lapps and generally assumed to be Uralic languages)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer

Synonyms:

Lapp; Lapplander; Saame; Saami; Same; Sami

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Saami" is a kind of...):

European (a native or inhabitant of Europe)

Holonyms ("Saami" is a member of...):

Lapland; Lappland (a region in northmost Europe inhabited by Lapps)

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