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Tusi

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Tu·​si
variants: or less commonly Tussi \ ˈtüsē , -​si \ or Tutsi \ ˈtüts-​ How to pronounce Tusi (audio) \
plural Tusi or Tusis also Tussi or Tussis or Tutsi or Tutsis

Definition of Tusi

: the ruling and cattle-owning class of the Rundi in Urundi in East Africa who presumably are cognate with the Hima people northward and whose extreme average height suggests an affinity with the Nilotes

— called also Watusi

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“Tusi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tusi. Accessed 5 Jul. 2022.

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