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
Examples of Zulu in a Sentence
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J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2024
Soul Glo is part of a small wave of young Black hardcore acts (including L.A.’s Zulu) who are upending the genre and calling out its blind spots while delivering some of the most exciting, boundary-pushing music the scene has yielded in a generation.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
Two Zulu warrior shields are propped against the wall.
—Lucy McKeon, New York Times, 3 June 2024
Hosts Michael Mauldin, L.A. Reid, and Chaka Zulu led the evening’s festivities.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 3 June 2024
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Noun
This year’s special guest performers were Zulu Connection Stilt Dancers from New Orleans.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2024
Soul Glo is part of a small wave of young Black hardcore acts (including L.A.’s Zulu) who are upending the genre and calling out its blind spots while delivering some of the most exciting, boundary-pushing music the scene has yielded in a generation.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
Two Zulu warrior shields are propped against the wall.
—Lucy McKeon, New York Times, 3 June 2024
Hosts Michael Mauldin, L.A. Reid, and Chaka Zulu led the evening’s festivities.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 3 June 2024
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“Zulu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Zulu. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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