English Words Starting With Z

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zachariah
nounLow
/ˌzæk.əˈraɪ.ə/A male given name of Hebrew origin, meaning 'God has remembered'.
zacharias
nounLow
/ˌzakəˈrʌɪəs/A masculine given name of Hebrew origin, meaning 'God remembers'.
zachary
nounMedium
/ˈzækəri/A male given name of Hebrew origin, meaning 'God remembers'.
zacynthus
nounExtremely Rare
/zəˈsɪnθəs/The ancient Greek name for the Ionian island of Zakynthos.
zadar
nounLow (in global English). Medium-High in contexts of travel, European geography, or Balkan studies.
/ˈzædɑː(r)/, /ˈzɑːdɑː(r)/A proper noun; the name of a historic city and major seaport on the Adriatic coast of Croatia.
zaddik
nounRare
/ˈzɑːdɪk/A righteous or saintly person in Judaism, especially a Hasidic spiritual leader.
zaddy
nounLow (slang, informal, niche)
/ˈzædi/A slang term for an attractive, stylish, and confident older man, often implying a sense of authority, charisma, and sexual appeal.
zadkine
nounVery Low (Proper Noun, Specialized)
/ˈzædkiːn/A surname, most famously referring to Ossip Zadkine (1890–1967), a Russian-born French sculptor known for his Cubist and figurative works, particularly the public monument 'The Destroyed City' in Rotterdam.
zadok
nounRare, Archaic/Literary
/ˈzeɪ.dɒk/A just, righteous, or honest person; often a term of respect for a religiously devout man.
zaffer
nounRare / Obsolete
/ˈzæfə/A synthetic cobalt oxide, used as a blue pigment in ceramics and glassmaking.
zafu
nounLow / Niche
/ˈzɑː.fuː/A round, firm cushion used for meditation, typically as a seat.
zag
verb-intransitiveLow
/zaɡ/A sharp change of direction, especially one that is the counterpart to a previous change (zig).
zagazig
nounvery low
/ˌzæɡəˈziːɡ/A city in Egypt.
zaghlul
nounVery Low / Niche Historical
/ˈzæɡluːl/A political leader who strongly advocates for national independence or the rights of a colonized people.
zaghlul pasha
nounLow (proper noun)
/ˈzæɡluːl ˈpæʃə/The title and name of a prominent Egyptian nationalist leader and politician of the early 20th century.
zagorsk
nounC2
/zəˈɡɔːsk/A transliterated Russian place name, historically referring to the town of Sergiyev Posad during the Soviet period when it was named Zagorsk in honour of a revolutionary.
zagreb
nounB2
/ˈzɑːɡrɛb/The capital and largest city of Croatia.
zagreus
nounLow
/ˈzæɡ.ri.əs/A figure from Greek mythology, a son of Zeus and Persephone, often associated with the underworld, rebirth, and the Orphic mysteries.
zagros mountains
plural-nounC1/C2
/ˈzæɡrɒs ˈmaʊntɪnz/A major mountain range in southwestern Iran, extending into eastern Turkey and northern Iraq.
zaharias
nounVery Low
/zəˈhɑː.ri.əs/A proper noun (surname) referring to an individual person, most famously associated with the American athlete Mildred 'Babe' Didrikson Zaharias.

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