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Zea

American  
[zee-uh, zay-ah] / ˈzi ə, ˈzeɪ ɑ /

noun

  1. Keos.

  2. a female given name.


Zea British  
/ ˈtsɛːa /

noun

  1. the Italian name for Keos

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"Being able to call out in the condition they were in was a titanic effort," said Rafael Zea, another of the officers involved in the operation.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

It's an emotionally loaded line that speaks to Raylan and Winona's long and complicated history, and Zea delivers it perfectly, with understanding and a hint of sadness but without frustration.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2023

Rubio Zea was also indicted, and U.S. authorities offered up to $1 million for information leading to her arrest or conviction.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2023

Several towns in the affected area including Tovar, Bailadores, Zea and Santa Cruz de Mora are without electricity or phone service as floodwaters damaged transformers, Guevara said.

From Reuters ● Aug. 25, 2021

Maize, she suggested, might have been created by repeatedly crossing Zea diploperennis, a rare maize relative, and another cousin species, Eastern gamagrass.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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