Yao
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nounWade-Giles, Pinyin.
a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun ), was a paragon of good government.
Other definitions for Yao (2 of 2)
Yao2
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noun,plural Yaos, (especially collectively) Yao for 1.
a member of an Indigenous people of Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.
the Bantu language spoken by the Yao.
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How to use Yao in a sentence
By the beginning of 1896 the last Arab stronghold was taken and the Yaos were completely reduced to submission.
The "Man" or "Yaos" believe that their first ancestor was a dog.
Indo-China and Its Primitive People | Henry BaudessonNot dissimilar is the conception of mulungu among the Yaos, east of Lake Nyassa.
Comparative Religion | J. Estlin CarpenterThe Yaos of Africa have what may be regarded as a matriarchal organisation.
The Position of Woman in Primitive Society | C. Gasquoine Hartley
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