variants
or Masai
plural Maasai or Maasais or Masai or Masais
1
: a member of a pastoral and hunting people of Kenya and Tanzania
2
: the Nilotic language of the Maasai people
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Among the prizes for the winners are a safari in Kenya’s Maasai Mara with Alex Walker’s Serian, plus Nikon camera bags and camera kits.
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Semi-nomadic Maasai continue to use the land for cattle grazing.
—Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 9 June 2025
Starting in July, millions of animals cross the Mara River in search of new grazing ground, trekking from the southern Serengeti to the grasslands of the Maasai Mara.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 8 May 2025
Mara Toto has access to both Maasai Mara National Reserve and Mara North Conservancy, the latter a part of the same ecosystem, but with a fraction of the crowds.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Semi-nomadic Maasai continue to use the land for cattle grazing.
—Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 9 June 2025
Starting in July, millions of animals cross the Mara River in search of new grazing ground, trekking from the southern Serengeti to the grasslands of the Maasai Mara.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 8 May 2025
Mara Toto has access to both Maasai Mara National Reserve and Mara North Conservancy, the latter a part of the same ecosystem, but with a fraction of the crowds.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Maasai.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Maasai. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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