Danish–English dictionary

Zagreb

The capital and largest city of Croatia.

Zaire

(historical) Former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country in Central Africa; used from 1971–1997.

Zaïrefloden

A major river in Central Africa which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at times forming the border with the Republic of the Congo and Angola.

Zakarias

A en given name, English vernacular form of Zacharias, Zachariah and Zechariah.

Zambia

A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Zambia. Formerly called Northern Rhodesia.

Zanzibar

An island region of Tanzania in the Indian Ocean.

zar

(historical) An emperor of Russia (1547 to 1917) and of some South Slavic states.

zarina

(historical) An empress of several Eastern European countries, especially Russia, or the wife of a tsar.

Zeeland

A province of the Netherlands.

zeitgeist

The spirit of the age; the taste, outlook, and spirit characteristic of a period.

zelkova

A kind of tree in the elm family (genus Zelkova). [from 19th c.]

Zenia

A en given name of mainly historical use in English.

zeppeliner

(aviation) A type of large dirigible rigid airship of the early 20th century, built by the German Luftschiffbau Zeppelin and designed to carry passengers or bombs.

Zeus

(Greek god) Supreme ruler of all Greek gods, husband to Hera.

Zimbabwe

A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Zimbabwe. Formerly called Southern Rhodesia or Rhodesia.

zink

(musical instruments) An early horn wind instrument used in European music of the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. Not to be confused with later brass instrument.

Zion

(biblical) A hill in Jerusalem, Israel, on which ancient Jerusalem was partly built; a centrepiece to Biblical accounts of old days and future eschatological events.

zionistisk

Of or relating to a Zionist or Zionists.

zloty

The currency unit of Poland, divided into 100 groszy.

zobel

(countable) A small carnivorous mammal of the Old World that resembles a weasel, Martes zibellina, from cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.

zodiak

(astrology) The twelve equal divisions of the zodiacal region into signs or houses, each named for a prominent constellation in the region.

zombie

(computing) A computer affected by malware which causes it to do whatever the attacker wants it to do without the user's knowledge.

zone

A given area distinguished on the basis of a particular characteristic, use, restriction, etc.

zoo

(countable) A park where live animals are exhibited.

zoolog

One who studies zoology.

zoologi

The part of biology relating to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct.

zoologisk

Of, or relating to, zoology.

zoologisk have

(countable) A park where live animals are exhibited.

zucchini

(British, Ireland, uncountable) A particular variety of Cucurbita pepo, a small marrow/squash.

Zulu

Time along the prime meridian; UTC; Zulu time.

Zürich

The capital city of Zurich canton, Switzerland, on Lake Zurich.

zygote

(cytology, also, attributive) A eukaryotic cell formed from the fusion of two gametes during a fertilization process. [from late 19th c.]