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Zuider Zee
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Zulu time
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Zurich
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zounds
zounds [ zowndz ]


interjection 
Definition:
 
exclamation of surprise or annoyance: a mild expression of surprise or annoyance ( archaic )

[Late 16th century. Contraction of by God's wounds!]
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