Zu·lu (zo?o?lo?o)n. pl. Zulu or Zu·lus 1. A member of a Bantu people of southeast Africa, primarily inhabiting northeast Natal province in South Africa.2. The Nguni language of this people, closely related to Xhosa.Zu?lu adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Zulu (?zu?l?; -lu?) npl -lus or -lu1. (Peoples) 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, Shaka2. (Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family, closely related to Swazi and Xhosa3. (Telecommunications) communications a code word for the letter z[from Zulu amaZulu people of the sky]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Zu?lu (?zu lu) n., pl. -lus, (esp. collectively) -lu. 1. a member of a Nguni people living mainly in Natal, South Africa. 2. the Bantu language of the Zulu. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.