zulu
zulu Lexical Profile
zulu Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Relating to the Zulu people, their language, or their cultural traditions in southern Africa.
"The museum exhibit featured traditional Zulu beadwork, woven baskets, and historical artifacts."
• noun
A member of the largest Nguni-speaking ethnic group in South Africa, predominantly inhabiting the province of KwaZulu-Natal.
"Under the leadership of King Shaka in the early nineteenth century, the Zulus united several regional clans into a powerful kingdom."
The Bantu language of the Nguni branch spoken by the Zulu people, which is one of the official languages of South Africa and is characterized by distinctive click consonants.
"She studied Zulu at the university in Durban so she could converse fluently with local residents."
A code word representing the letter Z, used in the NATO phonetic alphabet for clear radio and aviation communication, and also used to denote Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
"The air traffic controller spelled out the final two letters of the call sign as Whiskey Zulu."
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from the endonym amaZulu ('people of the heavens'), derived from the Nguni noun izulu meaning 'heaven' or 'sky', After Zulu kaMalandela, the early 18th-century founder of the royal clan.