Definitions

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  • proper noun An ethnic group of semi-nomadic pastoralists of north central Kenya, related to but distinct from the Maasai.
  • proper noun Their Eastern Nilotic, North Maa language.
  • noun A member of this ethnic group.

Etymologies

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From an old Maa word, saamburr, for the leather bag the Samburu use.

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Examples

  • Tribal Council: Teresa, the sole original Samburu, is tossed on a 4-1 count, leaving a final four of Lex, Ethan, Kim J. and Tom (who snagged T’s vote).

    Spoiler Sports | PopPolitics.com 2002

  • For the fifth day " golden rings": The Umoja Uaso Women's Group in Samburu, Kenya was founded in 1990 as a safe women-only village for women who have left their families because of domestic abuse and violence.

    Stephenie Foster: 12 Days of Giving to Support Women and Girls Globally Stephenie Foster 2011

  • Then he and the other guests including Masai chief Kip and members of the Samburu tribe poured milk over the bride and groom—a Masai tradition intended to symbolize good fortune and fertility.

    William and Kate Christopher Andersen 2011

  • Lemarti grew up in the region, a member of the Samburu tribe, before meeting and marrying Kenyan fashion designer Anna Trzebinski in 2002.

    In the Time of Bobby Cox Lang Whitaker 2011

  • Then he and the other guests including Masai chief Kip and members of the Samburu tribe poured milk over the bride and groom—a Masai tradition intended to symbolize good fortune and fertility.

    William and Kate Christopher Andersen 2011

  • For the fifth day " golden rings": The Umoja Uaso Women's Group in Samburu, Kenya was founded in 1990 as a safe women-only village for women who have left their families because of domestic abuse and violence.

    Stephenie Foster: 12 Days of Giving to Support Women and Girls Globally Stephenie Foster 2011

  • The true peaks rise vertically from the mountain and are the only thing obstructing the otherwise unimpeded views from Point Lenana over the Aberdares Range, the rich agricultural belt of Kenya and the desert terrain of Samburu and Meru National Parks.

    Ben Colclough: Mount Kenya -- Is This the Most Beautiful Mountain in Africa? Ben Colclough 2011

  • For the fifth day " golden rings": The Umoja Uaso Women's Group in Samburu, Kenya was founded in 1990 as a safe women-only village for women who have left their families because of domestic abuse and violence.

    Stephenie Foster: 12 Days of Giving to Support Women and Girls Globally Stephenie Foster 2011

  • The true peaks rise vertically from the mountain and are the only thing obstructing the otherwise unimpeded views from Point Lenana over the Aberdares Range, the rich agricultural belt of Kenya and the desert terrain of Samburu and Meru National Parks.

    Ben Colclough: Mount Kenya -- Is This the Most Beautiful Mountain in Africa? Ben Colclough 2011

  • Lemarti grew up in the region, a member of the Samburu tribe, before meeting and marrying Kenyan fashion designer Anna Trzebinski in 2002.

    In the Time of Bobby Cox Lang Whitaker 2011

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