Zulu
/ˈzuːluː/ adj, name, noun
adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A member of an African ethnic group living mainly in the KwaZulu-Natal Province in eastern South Africa. countable, uncountable
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Zulu from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet. alt-of
- 3 a Bantu language of considerable literary importance in southeastern Africa wordnet
- 4 Time along the prime meridian; UTC; Zulu time. countable, uncountable
"Noon MST is 19:00 Zulu."
- 5 a member of the tall Negroid people of eastern South Africa; some live in KwaZulu-Natal under the traditional clan system but many now work in the cities wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or language. not-comparable
"If he puts in a Zulu word, that means there are Zulu people in the Belt."
Proper Noun
- 1 The language of these people, a Bantu language; isiZulu.
"If he puts in a Zulu word, that means there are Zulu people in the Belt."
Example
More examples"The Zulu tribe in South Africa has its own language."
Etymology
From Zulu umZulu.