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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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
The party was bolstered by many former ANC supporters and a base of largely poor and ethnically Zulu South Africans who followed Zuma’s lead and left the ANC.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 1 June 2024
Guests were treated to a performance by the Zulu Connection Stilt Dancers who traveled from New Orleans to take part in the parade.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2024
The refurb—which cost an unspecified sum, spent by an unspecified ownership, according to the resorts rep—has ramped up the luxury of the lodge’s Zulu Zen style and added new facilities such as an infinity pool (complete with a poolside bar), a fitness room, and a spa.
—Nicola Leigh Stewart, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2024
Right in the heart of the Big Easy, the Zulu Tramps and One Shot Brass band led the 2024 honorees for the United Negro College Fund’s (UNCF) 11th Annual Mayor’s Masked Ball at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 5 Mar. 2024
The Krewe of Baby Doll Ladies performs as the Krewe of Zulu parade makes its way down St. Charles Avenue on Mardi Gras Day on February 13, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
—CBS News, 13 Feb. 2024
Noun
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
The party was bolstered by many former ANC supporters and a base of largely poor and ethnically Zulu South Africans who followed Zuma’s lead and left the ANC.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 1 June 2024
Guests were treated to a performance by the Zulu Connection Stilt Dancers who traveled from New Orleans to take part in the parade.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2024
The refurb—which cost an unspecified sum, spent by an unspecified ownership, according to the resorts rep—has ramped up the luxury of the lodge’s Zulu Zen style and added new facilities such as an infinity pool (complete with a poolside bar), a fitness room, and a spa.
—Nicola Leigh Stewart, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2024
Right in the heart of the Big Easy, the Zulu Tramps and One Shot Brass band led the 2024 honorees for the United Negro College Fund’s (UNCF) 11th Annual Mayor’s Masked Ball at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 5 Mar. 2024
The Krewe of Baby Doll Ladies performs as the Krewe of Zulu parade makes its way down St. Charles Avenue on Mardi Gras Day on February 13, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
—CBS News, 13 Feb. 2024
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“Zulu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Zulu. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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