Zetas

ze·ta (z

, z

The sixth letter of the Greek alphabet. See Table at alphabet.

[Greek zta, of Phoenician origin; see zyn in Semitic roots.]

zeta [ˈziːtə]

(Linguistics / Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) the sixth letter in the Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ), a consonant, transliterated as z

[from Greek, of Semitic origin; compare Hebrew sādhē]

Zeta [ˈziːtə]

(Astronomy) (foll by the genitive case of a specified constellation) the sixth brightest star in a constellation Zeta Tauri

ZETA [ˈziːtə]

(Physics / Nuclear Physics) a torus-shaped apparatus used for research in the 1950s and early 1960s on controlled thermonuclear reactions and plasma physics

[from z(ero-)e(nergy) t(hermonuclear) a(pparatus)]

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zeta - the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet

Greek alphabet - the alphabet used by ancient Greeks

alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"

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According to local news reports, the fighters intercepted Revuelta's car in the southern part of Morelia, a city where the drug cartel La Familia operates in tandem with a group of paramilitaries known as Los Zetas, a violent group made up of former Mexican army soldiers.

Mexico attack leaves many dead by Aljazeera.net

The Zetas carried out kidnappings and extortion in liaison with local police around Pachuca, some 120 kilometers (75 miles) from Mexico City, Cardenas said.

Police chief and 91 officers detained in Mexico by AFP / AFP Global Edition

The administration said the Sinaloa Cartel, Los Zetas, and La Familia Michoacana, would be censured under legislation known as the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act.

Obama heads to Mexico amid drug violence by AFP / AFP American Edition

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