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zowie
zoysia
ZPG
Zr
zucchetto
zucchini
zugzwang
Zuider Zee
Zulu
Zulu time
Zululand
Zuni
Zurich
Zurich, Lake
zw
Zwickau
zwieback
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Zulu

Zu·lu [ zloo ] (plural Zu·lu or Zu·lus)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. member of S African people: a member of a people of South Africa who live mainly in northern KwaZulu-Natal Province

2. S African language: a Bantu language spoken in eastern South Africa, closely related to Xhosa. Native speakers: 8 million.

3. communication code word for letter "Z": a code word for the letter "Z," used in international radio communications

[Early 19th century. < Zulu umzulu]

Zu·lu adjective
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