Zulu

[zoo-loo]

noun

plural

Zulus ,

plural

Zulu .

1. a member of a Nguni people living mainly in Natal, Republic of South Africa.

2. the Bantu language of the Zulu.

3. a word used in communications to represent the letter Z.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Zulus or their language.

Zulu

/ -luː, ˈzuːlʊ /

noun

1. a member of a tall Negroid people of SE Africa, living chiefly in South Africa, who became dominant during the 19th century due to a warrior-clan system organized by the powerful leader, Shaka

2. the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family, closely related to Swazi and Xhosa

3. communications a code word for the letter z

Word History and Origins

Origin of Zulu¹

from Zulu amaZulu people of the sky

Example Sentences

She also included the Zulu word "azishe" which literally means "let it burn" but in slang can mean "let it start" or "let it proceed".

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In September, a private investigator allegedly hired by the Zambian government visited the morgue and demanded to see the deceased, according to family spokesman Makebi Zulu.

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In Jamaica, UN resident coordinator Dennis Zulu told reporters Melissa had brought "tremendous, unprecedented devastation of infrastructure, of property, roads, network connectivity."

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Designated impact areas — Whiskey and Zulu — are located far inland and are used for live-fire exercises, according to maps of the base.

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A BBC documentary last year, Chinook: Zulu Delta 576, revealed that files relating to the crash had been sealed by the Ministry of Defence for 100 years.

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