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• za
  za

  noun

  pizza.
• zā
  zā

  noun

  the 11th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
• ẓā
  ẓā

  noun

  the 17th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
• ZA
  ZA

  abbreviation

  South Africa (international car registration)

za

¹ American  

[zah] / zɑ /

noun

Slang.

1. pizza.

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zā ² American  

[zah] / zɑ /

noun

1. the 11th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

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ẓā ³ American  

[zah] / zɑ /

noun

1. the 17th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

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ZA ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. South Africa (international car registration)

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za ² British  

abbreviation

1. South Africa

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Etymology

Origin of za¹

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70; by shortening and alteration

Origin of zā²

< Arabic zā ( y )

Origin of ẓā³

From Arabic

Example Sentences

Dr ZA said while the possibility of deliberate harm crossed her mind, she dismissed it.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2024

ZA: I never really felt like I was cut out for a 9 to 5.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2024

ZA Bank, operated by a unit of ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance Co Ltd, has set itself the goal of breaking even in five years.

From Reuters • Dec. 23, 2020

Also sailboats would be useful to a point in the ZA, but not while trying to escape powered navy boats.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2016

See an article by Jastrow in ZA, Vol.

From An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic by Jastrow, Morris