Zulu

noun, plural Zu·lus, (especially collectively) Zu·lu for 1.

1. a member of a Nguni people living mainly in Natal, Republic of South Africa.
2. the Bantu language of the Zulu.
3. a word used in communications to represent the letter Z.

adjective

4. of or relating to the Zulus or their language.

noun

1. plural -lus or -lu a member of a tall Negroid 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
2. the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family, closely related to Swazi and Xhosa
3. communications a code word for the letter z

1824, a native name.