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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While the vast plains of the Maasai Mara and Serengeti play host to megafauna like the elephant, wildebeest and zebra, there’s a wealth of smaller creatures to spot during late night hours as well.
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Seventy percent of the staff are recruited from neighboring Masai villages, and the lodge has a Maasai cultural guide who arranges dance performances and kids’ activities.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
The elusive species was once believed to be locally extinct in the Mara Triangle region of the Maasai Mara National Reserve, according to a June 16 post from the Mara Triangle Facebook account.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025
The Maasai in Kenya have been grazing their cattle alongside lions and elephants for centuries.
—Mary Holland, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Dec. 2024
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Seventy percent of the staff are recruited from neighboring Masai villages, and the lodge has a Maasai cultural guide who arranges dance performances and kids’ activities.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
The elusive species was once believed to be locally extinct in the Mara Triangle region of the Maasai Mara National Reserve, according to a June 16 post from the Mara Triangle Facebook account.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025
The Maasai in Kenya have been grazing their cattle alongside lions and elephants for centuries.
—Mary Holland, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Maasai.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Maasai. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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