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Zulu : (noun)
1: a member of the tall Negroid people of southeast Africa
living in northern Natal [syn: Zulu]
2: a Bantu language of considerable literary importance in
southeastern Africa [syn: Zulu]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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