zulus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a member of the tall Negroid people of eastern South Africa; some live in KwaZulu-Natal under the traditional clan system but many now work in the cities
    Zulu.
  2. noun a community of Negroid people in eastern South Africa
    Zulu.
  3. noun a Bantu language of considerable literary importance in southeastern Africa
    Zulu.

WordNet


Zu"lus noun plural
Wordforms
singular Zulu
Definitions
  1. (Ethnol.) The most important tribe belonging to the Kaffir race. They inhabit a region on the southeast coast of Africa, but formerly occupied a much more extensive country. They are noted for their warlike disposition, courage, and military skill.

Webster 1913