plural Zulu or Zulus
1
: a member of a Bantu-speaking people of Natal
2
: the Bantu language of the Zulus
Zulu
adjective
Zulu
2 of 2communications code word
—used as a code word for the letter z
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 2 Dec. 2024
The Port of Palm Beach switched from port condition Yankee to port condition Zulu at 6 p.m. Tuesday, meaning sustained gale force winds are expected to arrive within 12 hours.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024
In his upbringing music and medicine were inextricably linked via his grandmother, a sangoma , or traditional Zulu healer.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
Other depictions on the same rock facing near the dicynodont show Zulu and Tswana warriors together.
—Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The advocacy organization Hip-Hop Stands with Survivors filed the complaint against New York radio station Hot 97 and the host for allowing the Zulu Nation founder to appear on the platform and spreading misinformation.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 2 Dec. 2024
The Port of Palm Beach switched from port condition Yankee to port condition Zulu at 6 p.m. Tuesday, meaning sustained gale force winds are expected to arrive within 12 hours.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024
In his upbringing music and medicine were inextricably linked via his grandmother, a sangoma , or traditional Zulu healer.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
Other depictions on the same rock facing near the dicynodont show Zulu and Tswana warriors together.
—Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Zulu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Zulu. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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