Zululand

[ zoo-loo-land ]

noun
  1. a territory in NE Natal, in the Republic of South Africa.

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How to use Zululand in a sentence

  • After a year of apprenticing on a sheep farm, Plomer went to Zululand to help his father, who had bought a broken-down old trading station in a beautiful, extremely remote part of the region.

  • The interior of the up-to-date trading store in Zululand presents a very different appearance to the old-time one.

    Forging the Blades | Bertram Mitford
  • She had once been to Johannesburg, and that not for long; beyond that she had never been outside Zululand and Natal.

    Forging the Blades | Bertram Mitford
  • By linking up all the tribes from central Natal right to the north of Zululand, a sweep downward could be made.

    Forging the Blades | Bertram Mitford
  • So I elected to make a few days of easy trek outside the border, and then cross over into Zululand a good deal further north.

    A Frontier Mystery | Bertram Mitford
  • A term of contempt employed by the warlike natives of Zululand to designate the natives dwelling in Natal.

    The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley | Bertram Mitford

British Dictionary definitions for Zululand

Zululand

/ (ˈzuːlʊˌlænd, ˈzuːluː-) /


noun
  1. a region of E South Africa, on the Indian Ocean; partly corresponds to KwaZulu-Natal. Chief town: Eshowe

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