Zu·lu (z  l)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. Zu lu adj. |
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]
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| 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 |
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