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Zulu

 [zoo-loo]  

Zu·lu

   [zoo-loo] noun, plural Zu·lus, (especially collectively) Zu·lu for 1, adjective
noun
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
4.
of or pertaining to the Zulus or their language.
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Zulu (ˈzuːlʊ, -luː)
 
—n , -lus, -lu
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
 
[from Zulu amaZulu people of the sky]

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