'zine

American  

[zeen] / zin /

Or zine

noun

1. a shortened form of fanzine.

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zine British  

/ ziːn /

noun

1. informal a magazine or fanzine

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Etymology

Origin of 'zine

By shortening

Example Sentences

Andrew’s hobnobbing with relatives of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and Tunisia’s ex-president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, who was ousted during a popular uprising, raised questions from concerned lawmakers in Britain’s parliament.

From The Wall Street Journal

President Saied was elected in 2019 promising a return to stable government following years of political instability after long-time leader Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali was ousted by the "Arab Spring" street protests in 2011.

From BBC

“Feng Shui Poetry in the Parks Vol. 1” is being printed as a zine and will be sent to bookstores and libraries from San Francisco to Chicago as well as the Library of Congress.

From Los Angeles Times

Organizations across the country have since adapted Magaña’s zine for their own purposes.

From Slate

Like the cookie zine, the whole thing had the feeling of an heirloom-in-the-making: tactile, personal, quietly generous.

From Salon