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za

1

[ zah ]

noun

, Slang.


2

[ zah ]

noun

  1. the 11th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

ẓā

3

[ zah ]

noun

  1. the 17th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

ZA

1

abbreviation for

  1. South Africa (international car registration)
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za

2

the internet domain name for

  1. South Africa
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of za1

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70; by shortening and alteration

Origin of za2

< Arabic ( y )

Origin of za3

From Arabic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of za1

from Afrikaans Zuid Afrika
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Example Sentences

That was what improved my game, being able to play xu and za.

Each word, from aa to za, gets its own two-page spread with a poem and a pic.

Do you know the Spanish word sinverguenza (seen-ver-gwen-za)?

Mz-za, the Iron; St. Peters; a brave of distinction, and a very handsome fellow.

Amongst the products of this place I saw a very remarkable fruit, called by the Arabs Za-cho-ne.

The defining pronoun za-e here compels us to take me-en in the second person.

Here, however, the za-da of the context shows mu to be second person (see on line 1).

We have had za-e as being equal to “thou” (Hymn to Bêl, line 16).

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