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n. - A supernatural being of the aboriginal Tainos of the West Indies or an object that houses the being, such as an idol.

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  • The Taino zemi or sacred sculpture, associated with the deity of the Underworld looked like a dog.
  • Wild discovered postholes and unusually tidy layers of objects associated with the Taino elite, zemi-related artifacts, and broken ceremonial vessels with what appear to...
  • (Nakrmte děti) reaguje na neštěstí Američanů postižených ztrátou zaměstnání po celé zemi
  • His father, in times long preceding the discovery, having fasted for five days, according to their superstitious observances, applied to his zemi, or household deity,...
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  • This word was used in the 2006 Scripps National Spelling Bee finals.
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