Zulu may refer to:

Zulu people

Zulu Kingdom The Zulu Kingdom (, ), sometimes referred to as the Zulu Empire or the Kingdom of Zululand, was a monarchy in Southern Africa. During the 1810s, Shaka established a modern standing army that consolidated rival clans and built a large following ...

or Zulu Empire, a former monarchy in what is now South Africa *

Zulu language Zulu (), or isiZulu as an endonym, is a Southern Bantu language of the Nguni branch spoken in Southern Africa. It is the language of the Zulu people, with about 12 million native speakers, who primarily inhabit the province of KwaZulu-Natal o ...

, a Bantu language spoken in southern Africa *

Zulu people Zulu people (; zu, amaZulu) are a Nguni ethnic group native to Southern Africa. The Zulu people are the largest ethnic group and nation in South Africa, with an estimated 10–12 million people, living mainly in the province of KwaZulu-Natal ...

, an ethnic group of southern Africa

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

* ''Zulu'' (1964 film), a war film starring Stanley Baker and Michael Caine * ''Zulu'' (2013 film), a French crime film starring Forest Whitaker and Orlando Bloom

Music

* "Zulu" (song), a 1981 dance single by British funk duo The Quick * "Zulu", a song by Blink-182 from the 1996 EP ''They Came to Conquer... Uranus'' *

Zulu Records Zulu Records is a Canadian record store and independent record label, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, that sells new and used CDs, LPs, 45s, turntables and concert tickets and is currently located at 1972 West 4th Avenue. One of the most famo ...

, a record store in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

Zulu (Pillow Pal) Pillow Pals were a line of plush toys made by Ty, Inc. during the 1990s. The toys were given their name because they were soft like a pillow, and were made with children in mind. Though many of them resembled certain Beanie Babies, those that did ...

, a Pillow Pal zebra made by Ty, Inc. *

TV 2 Zulu TV 2 Zulu is a Danish television station and a sister channel to TV 2 Denmark. It is primarily aimed at viewers between 15 and 30 years of age. TV2 Zulu has been noted for Danish comedy shows and programmes such as '' Langt fra Las Vegas'', '' ...

, a Danish television station *

Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club The Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club (founded 1916) is a fraternal organization in New Orleans, Louisiana which puts on the Zulu parade each year on Mardi Gras Day. Zulu is New Orleans' largest predominantly African American carnival organizati ...

, a Carnival krewe in New Orleans

People

* Zulu (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) *

Gilbert Lani Kauhi Gilbert Francis Lani Damian Kauhi (October 17, 1937 – May 3, 2004), also known by the stage names Zulu and Zoulou, was an American actor and comedian. He is remembered largely for his portrayal of Kono Kalakaua on the long-running televisio ...

(1937–2004), stage name Zulu, who played Kono in the original ''Hawaii Five-O'' series *

Zulu kaMalandela Zulu kaMalandela (1627–1709), son of Malandela, was the founder and chief of the Zulu clan. The Zulu and the Qwabe The Qwabe Kingdom ( zu, amaQwabe) is the senior branch of the House of Malandela, the royal pre-Zulu family, descendant from ...

, founder (c. 1709) and chief of the Zulu clan *

Zulu Sofola Nwazuluwa Onuekwuke "Zulu" Sofola (22 June 1935 – 5 September 1995)Biography
, ′Zulu Sofola official web ...

(1935–1995), professor and the first published female Nigerian playwright and dramatist *

Shaka Zulu Shaka kaSenzangakhona ( – 22 September 1828), also known as Shaka Zulu () and Sigidi kaSenzangakhona, was the king of the Zulu Kingdom from 1816 to 1828. One of the most influential monarchs of the Zulu, he ordered wide-reaching reforms that ...

(c. 1787 – 1828), leader of the Zulu Kingdom

Places

Zulu, Indiana Zulu is an unincorporated town in Jefferson Township, Allen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. It ...

, a town in the United States *

1922 Zulu Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music ...

, an asteroid

Military

Battle Force Zulu Battle Force Zulu is the code-name designation for the following U.S. Navy task forces: *Task Force 60 during 1986's Operation El Dorado Canyon, Operation Prairie Fire, and Attain Document series of freedom of navigation (FON) naval maneuvers in th ...

, U.S. Navy carrier task force designation (including a list of them) * , three ships of the British Royal Navy * Task Force Zulu, a South African Defence Force unit in

Operation Savannah Operation Savanna (or Operation Savannah) was the first insertion of SOE trained Free French paratroops into German-occupied France during World War II. This SOE mission, requested by the Air Ministry, was to ambush and kill as many pilots as ...

Zulu-class submarine The Soviet Navy's Project 611 (NATO reporting name: Zulu class) were one of the first Soviet post-war attack submarines. They were roughly as capable as the American GUPPY fleet-boat conversions.Norman Polamr and K. J. Moore, 'Cold War Submarin ...

, a Soviet attack submarine class built in the 1950s

Science and technology

* Zulü, an approximation of pi * Zulu, a variant of the 1910s

Sunbeam Crusader The Sunbeam Crusader, originally known as the Sunbeam 150 hp, Sunbeam 110 hp or Sunbeam 100 hp (variations on the engine may also have been referred to as Sunbeam 120 hp or Sunbeam 135 hp), was an early British, side-va ...

motorcycle engine *''

Alaena ''Alaena'' is a genus of butterflies, commonly called Zulus, in the family Lycaenidae. They are endemic to the Afrotropics. Species Listed alphabetically:Azul Systems Azul Systems, Inc. develops runtimes ( JDKs, JVMs) for executing Java-based applications. Founded in March 2002, Azul Systems is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California Products Azul Platform Prime (Formerly Zing) Azul produces ''Platform ...

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Torbenia ''Torbenia'' is a genus of butterflies, commonly called Zulus, in the family Lycaenidae. They are endemic to the Afrotropical realm. The five species were formerly placed in ''Ornipholidotos''. The genus is named after Torben Bjørn Larsen. Spe ...

'', a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae commonly called zulus *

Zulu sheep The Zulu sheep breed is native to South Africa and is predominantly raised by rural farmers in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. It serves primarily as a source of food and income to poor resource farmers. It belongs to the Nguni type of sheep togethe ...

, a breed raised primarily by the Zulu people in Southern Africa *

Zulu time Coordinated Universal Time or UTC is the primary time standard by which the world regulates clocks and time. It is within about one second of mean solar time (such as UT1) at 0° longitude (at the IERS Reference Meridian as the currently used ...

, more commonly known as UTC, for the Z in TZ timestamps

Other uses

* Z, pronounced "Zulu" in the

NATO phonetic alphabet The (International) Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet, commonly known as the NATO phonetic alphabet, is the most widely used set of clear code words for communicating the letters of the Roman alphabet, technically a ''radiotelephonic spellin ...

* Zulu, a type of boat used in the

Scottish east coast fishery The Scottish east coast fishery has been in existence for more than a thousand years, spanning the Viking Age right up to the present day. A brief history The fishery has always been for both whitefish and herring. The Norsemen came to Scotland ...

The Zulus :''This article relates to an English football team. There are also separate articles on the African language and South African peoples.'' The Zulus were a short lived football team established in Sheffield, England that existed from 1879 to 188 ...

, a former football team in Sheffield, England * The

Birmingham Zulu Warriors The Zulu Warriors are a football hooligan firm associated with English football club, Birmingham City. The Zulu Warriors first appeared in the late 1980s and the name came from a chant of "Zulu, Zulu" which Manchester City fans aimed at Birmingha ...

, a football hooligan firm associated with Birmingham City FC