Pygmy
noun [C] (also Pigmy) /ˈpɪɡ.mi/Definition
› a member of one of several groups of very small people who live in central Africa: Pygmies average about 1.5 metres in height.People of specific racial or ethnic background
(Definition of Pygmy noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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