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SAMI
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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 ("Sami" 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:
Hypernyms ("Sami" is a kind of...):
European (a native or inhabitant of Europe)
Holonyms ("Sami" is a member of...):
Lapland; Lappland (a region in northmost Europe inhabited by Lapps)