Zulu-Kaffir

Zulu-Kaffir
Zulu u"lu (z[=oo]"l[=oo]), n. [Also Zooloo.] 1. Any member of the tribe of Zulus; a Zulu-Kaffir. See {Zulus}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

3. a word used in spoken communications to represent the letter Z. [PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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