Zulu

Zu·lu  (zl)

n. pl. Zulu or Zu·lus

1. A member of a Bantu people of southeast Africa, primarily inhabiting northeast Natal province in South Africa.

2. The Nguni language of this people, closely related to Xhosa.

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Zulu adj.

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Zulu [ˈzuːlʊ -luː]

n

1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -lus, -lu 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. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family, closely related to Swazi and Xhosa

3. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) Communications a code word for the letter z

[from Zulu amaZulu people of the sky]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Zulu - 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 KwaZulu-Natal, Natal - a region of eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean; "Natal was renamed KwaZulu-Natal in 1994" African - a native or inhabitant of Africa
	2.	Zulu - a community of Negroid people in eastern South Africa
	3.	Zulu - a Bantu language of considerable literary importance in southeastern Africa Nguni - a group of southern Bantu languages

Translations

Zulu [ˈzuːlʊ]

A. ADJ → zulú

B. N → zulú mf

Zulu [ˈzuːlʊ ˈzuːluː]

adj → zoulou(e)

n → Zoulou(e) m/f

Zulu

adj → Zulu-, der Zulus; Zulu chief → Zuluhäuptling m; the Zulu people → die Zulus pl

n

→ Zulu mf

(Ling) → Zulu nt

Zulu [ˈzuːluː] adj & n → zulù (m/f) inv

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Zulu [ˈzuːluː] adj & n → zulù (m/f) inv