Tut·si (t t s ) also Wa·tut·si (wä-) or Wa·tu·si (-t-)n. pl. Tutsi or Tut·sis also Watutsi or Wa·tut·sis or Watusi or Wa·tu·sis A member of a Bantu-speaking people inhabiting Rwanda and Burundi. [Kinyarwanda.] |
Tutsi [ˈtuːtsɪ]
n pl -si, -sis
(Social Science / Peoples) a member of a people of Rwanda and Burundi, probably a Nilotic people
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| Noun | 1. |  Tutsi - a member of a Bantu speaking people living in Rwanda and BurundiBurundi, Republic of Burundi - a landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika Ruanda, Rwanda, Rwandese Republic - a landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German colony Bantu - a member of any of a large number of linguistically related peoples of Central and South Africa |
Translations
Tutsi [ˈtʊtsi]
adj → tutsi(e)
n → Tutsi(e) m/f
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