pygmy

pygmy

1. pygmi

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pygmy

Pygmi, pygmi, kääpiö, pieni ihminen.

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Englannin sanakirja

pygmy (englanti > suomi)

1. pygmi

2. kääpiö

pygmy englanniksi

1. (often capitalized, usually in the plural: Pygmies) A member of one of various Ancient Equatorial African tribal peoples, notable for their very short stature

''The Bantu immigration drove many Pygmy tribes into the darkest jungle, while other Pygmies were reduced to cohabitation in a subservient status

2. puhekieltä A member of a race of dwarfs

''Homer and Herodote mentioned Pygmies in India (which would fit the Andamanese Negritoes) or Ethiopia (then meaning all Subsaharan Africa)

3. puhekieltä Any dwarfish person

''Everyone looked like Pygmies whenever giant Joe joined his classmates

4. puhekieltä An insignificant person, at least in some respect

''Despite his towering stature, the minister proved a political pygmy

5. Relating or belonging to the Pygmy people

6. Like a pygmy; unusually short or small for its kind

''Soil exhaustion ultimately produces a pygmy crop at best

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