Watusi
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- noun
- /wɑːˈtuːsi/
- Ernie is from one of those Watusi tribes or something because she's so long and thin, but that evening, she looked kind of shriveled and showed all of her seventy years and then some.
Examples
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When Elizabeth finds a picture of a Watusi queen in an old National Geographic, she imagines Zeely to be an African princess that she can befriend.
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My father was a big Watusi.
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We're not Watusi.
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In both Jahdu and Zeely, the cultural connection promised in oral storytelling remains somewhat unfulfilled because the stories will not furnish "true" images of Africa, either through a Watusi princess or the face of Jahdu.
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During their exchange, Elizabeth insists that Zeely is a Watusi, to which Zeely replies, "We all came out of Africa—what of it?" (97).
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Not only does Shimin provide an illustration of this moment, but Hamilton describes, with photographic detail, the image of Zeely sitting in the grass in her regal gown telling a folktale to Elizabeth, who holds the photo of the Watusi woman on her lap (108).
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The Watusi people have a rich cultural heritage that includes unique music and dance.
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During the ceremony, a Watusi chief presented the traditional dance of his tribe.
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My friend studied the customs and traditions of the Watusi community while living in Rwanda.
Synonyms
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A person from a group of people in Central Africa, mainly in Rwanda and Burundi
A person from the Tutsi people of Rwanda and Burundi
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Watusi comes from a local African language like Swahili: it joins the plural prefix wa- and the name Tutsi, so it literally means 'Tutsi people'. That's why Watusi refers to members of the Tutsi ethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi.