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kami

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːmi/

Definition of kami

noun (plural same)

a divine being in the Shinto religion.

Origin:

Japanese

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kameez
Kamehameha I
Kamensk-Uralsky
Kamenskoye
Kamerlingh Onnes, Heike
kami
kamikaze
Kamilaroi
Kampala
kampong
Kampuchea

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logomachy

/ ləˈgɒməki

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