Salish. See [FLATHEADS].
Samangs. See [SAKAIS].
Sambos, or Zambos. Half-breeds sprung from Negro and Indian parents.
Samnites. See [SABINES].
Samoans. A [Polynesian] (q.v.) race, of fine physical development, lazy and pleasure-loving, inhabiting the Samoan group of islands.
Samoyedes. A Finno-Ugrian race, inhabiting the Obi basin in Siberia, once widely spread over the extreme north of Europe and Asia. They are short and dark haired, with Mongolic features, brave and honest, live by hunting and fishing, and are still in the Stone Age.
Samsams. A mixed Malayo-Siamese race, forming a large part of the population of the Malayan States of Kedah and Ligor.
Santals. A negro-like aboriginal tribe of Orissa in India, agriculturists, of the [Kolarian family] (q.v.).
Saracens. A term applied in the Middle Ages to the Moslem enemies of Christendom, especially to the nomadic Arabs and Bedouins of the Syrian deserts.
Saras. See [LAKE CHAD GROUP].