English Words Starting With Z

• zhejiang

  nounVery low
  /ˌdʒɜː.dʒæŋ/A coastal province in eastern China
• zhengzhou

  nounC1
  /ˌdʒɛŋˈdʒəʊ/The capital city of Henan province in central China, a major transportation and economic hub.
• zhenjiang

  nounLow (Proper Noun)
  /dʒɛnˈdʒjæŋ/A prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province, China, located on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, historically known as a port and for its food products.
• zhitomir

  nounLow (Geographical/Proper Noun)
  /ʒɪˈtɒmɪə/The name of a historic city and administrative center in northwestern Ukraine, the capital of Zhytomyr Oblast.
• zhivkov

  nounVery Low
  /ˈʒɪvfkɒf/A proper noun, specifically a Bulgarian surname.
• zho

  nounVery Low
  /ʒəʊ/A hybrid animal, specifically a cross between a yak and domestic cattle.
• zhou

  nounLow
  /zuː/An informal, often humorous term for a state of extreme tiredness or sleepiness.
• zhou en lai

  nounLow
  /ˌdʒəʊ ɛn ˈlaɪ/A proper noun referring to the first Premier of the People's Republic of China, serving from 1949 until his death in 1976.
• zhou enlai

  nounLow
  /ˌdʒəʊ ɛnˈlaɪ/A proper noun referring to the first Premier of the People's Republic of China (1949–1976) and a prominent Chinese revolutionary and diplomat.
• zhoukoudian

  nounC1/C2 (Low frequency, specialized term)
  /ˌdʒəʊkəʊˈdjæn/A UNESCO World Heritage archaeological site near Beijing, China, famous for the discovery of Homo erectus pekinensis (Peking Man) fossils.
• zhu de

  nounVery Low
  /ˌdʒuː ˈdeɪ/Proper noun referring to Zhu De (1886-1976), a Chinese Communist revolutionary leader, prominent military commander, and one of the principal founders of the People's Liberation Army.
• zhu jiang

  nounVery Low (C2/Proficiency)
  /ˌdʒuː ˈdʒæŋ/A type of flat-bottomed Chinese riverboat traditionally used for carrying cargo on inland waterways, particularly in southern China.
• zhuangzi

  nounLow
  /dʒwæŋˈziː/A Chinese text and its author, a foundational work of Daoist philosophy.
• zhukov

  nounVery Low
  /ˈʒuːkɒf/A proper noun, a transliterated Russian surname, most famously associated with Soviet Marshal Georgy Zhukov, a key military leader in World War II.
• zhuzh

  nounverb-transitive
• zhuzhou

  nounVery low
  /ˌdʒuːˈdʒəʊ/A proper noun referring to a prefecture-level city in Hunan province, China.
• zi xi

  nounLow
  A close, attentive, and detailed study or examination of something.
• zia ul haq

  nounVery Low (High-frequency only in specific historical/political contexts about Pakistan or South Asia)
  /ˌziːə ʊl ˈhɑːk/A proper noun referring to General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924–1988), the sixth President of Pakistan and a military dictator who ruled from 1977 until his death.
• zibeline

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈzɪb.ə.laɪn/the fur of the sable, or the animal itself; also an adjective describing a dense, heavy fabric.
• zibet

  nounVery Low
  /ˈzɪbɪt/An Asian carnivorous mammal, related to and resembling the civet, noted for its musky secretion.

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