Zulu
a member of a Nguni people living mainly in Natal, Republic of South Africa.
the Bantu language of the Zulu.
a word used in communications to represent the letter Z.
of or relating to the Zulus or their language.
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These game-changing earphones are a powerful piece of audio tech | Quinn Gawronski | June 18, 2021 | Popular-ScienceHotel rooms were beyond their budget, though, so they told her to camp with her new puppy, Zulu.
Emily Ford Hiked 1,200 Miles in the Dead of Winter | Grayson Haver Currin | May 4, 2021 | Outside OnlineShe fell in love with backpacking in earnest en route, and, back home, began taking Zulu on trips along the 310-mile Superior Hiking Trail.
Emily Ford Hiked 1,200 Miles in the Dead of Winter | Grayson Haver Currin | May 4, 2021 | Outside OnlineDuring a previous winter trip, Ford fretted as Zulu, a short-haired Catahoula-lab mix that was then too big to tuck inside her sleeping bag, shivered through the night.
Emily Ford Hiked 1,200 Miles in the Dead of Winter | Grayson Haver Currin | May 4, 2021 | Outside OnlineKing Zwelithini, a descendant of Shaka Zulu, was the Zulu kingdom’s eighth monarch and a political and cultural figurehead in South Africa.
South Africa’s next Zulu king will have to modernize the monarchy | Norma Young | March 19, 2021 | Quartz
The other big new South African DJ-producer is Culoe De Song, born Culolethu Zulu in Durban.
South African Music Vies for the World Stage | Michaelangelo Matos | July 23, 2010 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was almost like an American version of the old Michael Caine classic movie Zulu.
Among the Zulu king's attendants was a man who could speak Sechwana, and with him Moffat at once got into conversation.
Robert Moffat | David J. DeaneBut, if this here man was a—was a Zulu, I'd say he was a brave man.
Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War | Finley Peter DunneOutside he found his host, in converse with a Zulu, not one of the three men who had met him on his arrival.
Forging the Blades | Bertram MitfordHere again he was in a quandary, for except for a word or two of ordinary use he could understand no Zulu.
Forging the Blades | Bertram MitfordA Zulu was approaching them down the road, a tall man, ringed, and clad in a long overcoat.
Forging the Blades | Bertram Mitford
British Dictionary definitions for Zulu
/ (ˈzuːlʊ, -luː) /
plural -lus or -lu a member of a tall Negroid people of SE Africa, living chiefly in South Africa, who became dominant during the 19th century due to a warrior-clan system organized by the powerful leader, Shaka
the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family, closely related to Swazi and Xhosa
communications a code word for the letter z
Origin of Zulu
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