Zola

American  

[zoh-luh, zaw-la] / ˈzoʊ lə, zɔˈla /

noun

1. Émile 1840–1902, French novelist.

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Zola British  

/ zɔla, ˈzəʊlə /

noun

1. Émile (emil). 1840–1902, French novelist and critic; chief exponent of naturalism. In Les Rougon-Macquart (1871–93), a cycle of 20 novels, he explains the behaviour of his characters in terms of their heredity: it includes L'Assommoir (1877), Nana (1880), Germinal (1885), and La Terre (1887). He is also noted for his defence of Dreyfus in his pamphlet J'accuse (1898)

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Other Word Forms

• Zolaesque
  adjective

Example Sentences

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Zola

Focus turned to Cowley and her fellow white South African, the runner Zola Budd.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

On average, wedding dresses cost $2,250, and can reach $10,000 or more for designer gowns, according to Zola.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026

Old allegiance, old history, shared blood, old tribes, old paper—Magna Carta, Émile Zola.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

He shares eldest child Eric with his former girlfriend, Paulette McNeely, and then welcomed five kids—Bria, Myles, Shayne, Zola, and Bella—with his first wife, Nicole Mitchell.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 24, 2025

But here is the funny thing that happens: Zola leads Mr. Pomodoro into the first tower room, where all of the childrens have gathered to eat the bread and cheese.

From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech