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zulu |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Zulus \Zu"lus\ (z[=oo]"l[=oo]z), n. pl.; sing. {Zulu} (-l[=oo]). (Ethnol.) The most important tribe belonging to the Kaffir race. They inhabit a region on the southeast coast of Africa, but formerly occupied a much more extensive country. They are noted for their warlike disposition, courage, and military skill. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Zulu \Zu"lu\, n. [Also Zooloo.] 1. Any member of the tribe of Zulus; a Zulu-Kaffir. See {Zulus}. 2. (Philol.) One of the most important members of the South African, or Bantu, family of languages, spoken partly in Natal and partly in Zululand but understood, and more or less in use over a wide territory, at least as far north as the Zambezi; -- called also {Zulu-Kaffir}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Zulu n 1: a member of the tall Negroid people of SE Africa living in N Natal [syn: {Zulu}] 2: a Bantu language of considerable literary importance in southeastern Africa [syn: {Zulu}]
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