Dictionary Workbench Ondict

zulu

Dictionary entry view. Switch to definition mode above when you know the meaning but not the word.

Zulu

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++Zu·lu /ˈzuːluː/ noun  1. SA[countable] someone who belongs to a race of black people who live in South Africa 〔南非的〕祖鲁族人2. [uncountable]SA the language used by the Zulu people 祖鲁语Zulu adjective
Examples from the Corpus
ZuluThe secretary-general is Alexander Grey Zulu, who is also a member of the Cabinet.It is estimated that 40 percent of Zulus support chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi.They're Zulus and more warlike than the Shona, so I suppose their drums are louder.It is the Zulu sweet-sour home-brew beer.In the land of the Zulus, everything seems backward.
Origin Zulu (1800-1900) Zulu umzulu
Zu·lu nounChineseSyllable
who of a who Corpus someone belongs to black race people


Zulu
Zulu /ˈzuːluː/ noun
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Zulu
 Origin: umzulu
1. [countable] someone who belongs to a race of black people who live in South Africa
2. [uncountable] the language used by the Zulu people
—Zulu adjective


ZuluBrE /ˈzuːluː/ 🔊NAmE /ˈzuːluː/ 🔊 noun [countable] a member of a race of black people who live in South Africa 祖鲁人(南非的一个黑人种族) [uncountable] the language spoken by Zulus and many other black South Africans 祖鲁语 Zulu adjective