- ( pl -lus, -lu) a member of a people of SE Africa, living chiefly in South Africa, who became dominant during the 19th century due to a warrior-clan system organized by the powerful leader, Shaka
- the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family, closely related to Swazi and Xhosa
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Zu•lu
(zo̅o̅′lo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n., pl. -lus, (esp. collectively) -lu for 1, adj.
n.
adj.
n.
- Language Varietiesa member of a Nguni people living mainly in Natal, Republic of South Africa.
- Language Varietiesthe Bantu language of the Zulu.
- Telecommunicationsa word used in communications to represent the letter Z.
adj.
- Language Varietiesof or pertaining to the Zulus or their language.
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Zulu /ˈzuːlʊ; -luː/ n
'Zulu' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
babalas
- bonsela
- Buthelezi
- Cetshwayo
- cocopan
- Dingaan
- eGoli
- Fanagalo
- gogo
- imbizo
- impala
- indaba
- induna
- Inkatha
- mamba
- mbaqanga
- muti
- nagana
- nyala
- sangoma
- Shaka
- South Africa
- Tugela
- Ulundi
- vuvuzela
- Xhosa
- yebo
- amatungula
- Bantu
- donga
- Fanakalo
- impi
- lobolo
- Luthuli
- Nguni