zo-

1. variant of zoo- before a vowel:

   zooid.

zo

¹

/ zəʊ /

noun

1. a Tibetan breed of cattle, developed by crossing the yak with common cattle

zo-

²

combining_form

1. a variant (before a vowel) of zoo-

Word History and Origins

Origin of zo-¹

C20: from Tibetan

Example Sentences

So who was the woman who went by the name of Zo, and what inspired her to acts of such defiance and bravery?

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Zo soon moved into a hotel in Piccadilly and joined up with the Polish authorities, who were bemused by the arrival of someone who had gained legendary status - but was also a woman.

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Zo was determined to return to the fight in her homeland, and joining up with Poland's elite paratrooper unit in Britain - known as the Cichociemni or Silent Unseen - made this possible.

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During the war, several of the UK's stately homes were requisitioned as training camps and Zo was sent to Audley End House, in Essex, to brief the troops about how to remain unnoticed in occupied Poland.

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Back on home soil, Zo's underground work continued but it would be her influence during the Warsaw Uprising - a rebellion launched against the Nazis on 1 August 1944 - that proved most significant.

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