Words Starting with S

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S

The nineteenth letter of the modern English alphabet.

Sámi

A member of the Indigenous Sámi peoples of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia, or relating to their languages and cultures.

Sápmelaš

A Sámi person or someone belonging to the Sámi people of Sápmi.

Sápmi

The traditional homeland of the Sámi people across northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia’s Kola Peninsula.

Séliš

An autonym used by the Séliš, or Flathead, people and for their Indigenous language in Montana and neighboring regions.

Sari

A long strip of fabric traditionally wrapped around the body as a garment, especially in South Asia.

Sāmoa

Sāmoa is the Indigenous Samoan name for the island country commonly called Samoa.

Sudan

A country in northeastern Africa.

Sḵwx̱wú7mesh

The autonym of the Squamish people, their language, and the associated cultural nation of southwestern British Columbia.

S'Klallam

A member of an Indigenous people of the northwestern Olympic Peninsula and nearby areas of Washington State, or their Salishan language.

S'Klallam

A member of the S’Klallam Indigenous peoples of the northwestern Olympic Peninsula and nearby regions of Washington State.

S'Klallam Language

The Indigenous Salishan language traditionally spoken by the S'Klallam people of the northwestern Olympic Peninsula and nearby regions.

S'micha

A Jewish rabbinic ordination or authorization to serve as a religious teacher or legal authority.

Saamaka

Saamaka is the self-designation of a Maroon people of Suriname and French Guiana, and also refers to their creole language.

Saami

A member of the Indigenous Sámi peoples of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia, or relating to their languages and culture.

Saba

A Japanese culinary term for mackerel, especially when served as sushi or sashimi.

Sabaean

Relating to Saba, an ancient South Arabian kingdom and its people, language, or culture.

Sabaic

Relating to Saba, an ancient kingdom in southern Arabia, or to its documented Old South Arabian language.

Sabaism

A religious system characterized by the worship or veneration of stars and celestial bodies.

Saban

A variant English transliteration of Shaʿbān, the eighth month of the Islamic lunar calendar.