z
- n the ending of a series or sequence
- n the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet
the British call Z zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it zee
he doesn't know A from izzard
zacharias
- n a Hebrew minor prophet of the late 6th century BC
- n an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Babylonian Captivity
zachary taylor
- n 12th President of the United States; died in office (1784-1850)
zag
- n an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions
zaire
- n the basic unit of money in Zaire
- n a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960
zaire river
- n a major African river (one of the world's longest); flows through Congo into the South Atlantic
zakat
- n the fourth pillar of Islam is almsgiving as an act of worship
the zakat is earmarked for the poor and disabled