"Matagi" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Matagi [singular], matagi [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese マタギ. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ja|マタギ}} Borrowed from Japanese マタギ Head templates: {{en-noun|p|sg=Matagi}} Matagi pl (normally plural, singular Matagi)
  1. Traditional winter hunters of the Tōhoku region of northern Japan, most famously today in the Ani area in Akita Prefecture. Tags: plural, plural-normally

Alternative forms

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