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Ziska

American  
[tsis-kah] / ˈtsɪs kɑ /

noun

  1. Johann Žižka, Jan.


Ziska British  
/ ˈzɪskə, ˈʒiʃka /

noun

  1. Jan (jan). ?1370–1424, Bohemian soldier, who successfully led the Hussite rebellion (1420–24) against emperor Sigismund

"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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The hope is that more countries will follow, though there is no “one-size-fits-all,” said Lewis H. Ziska, a professor of environmental health sciences at Columbia University.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2024

“We are in a fundamentally different moment,” said Lewis H. Ziska, a professor of environmental health sciences at Columbia University.

From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2023

“They know this is an expectation because their professors put it out there,” says Kristin Ziska Strange, UA’s assistant director of technology and innovation.

From The Verge ● Apr. 29, 2020

“I have been eating it my whole life, and I never made that connection,” Ziska said.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 11, 2018

John Ziska is succeeded by Procopius the Great as head of the Taborites, a division of the Hussites.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Rossiter Johnson

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