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Zulu

/ˈzulu/
/ˈzulu/
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Other forms: Zulus

Definitions of Zulu
  1. noun
    a member of an eastern South African community; some live in KwaZulu-Natal under the traditional clan system but many now work in the cities
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    type of:
    African
    a native or inhabitant of Africa
  2. noun
    a community of people in eastern South Africa
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    community
    a group of people living in a particular local area
  3. noun
    a Bantu language of considerable literary importance in southeastern Africa
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    Nguni
    a group of southern Bantu languages
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