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708 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

ZA
proper noun
abbreviation of Zacatecas: a state of Mexico
ZEC
noun, feminine
initialism of Zona Especial Canaria (“special Canarian zone”), a low tax scheme on the Canary Islands; initialism of zona especial de conservación
ZEE
noun, feminine
initialism of zona económica exclusiva (“EEZ”)
ZEPA
noun, feminine
initialism of Zona de Especial Protección para las Aves (“Special Protection Area for Birds”)
ZIP
noun
acronym of zona industrial de procesamiento; acronym of zona industrial para el procesamiento
ZP
proper noun
a nickname for the Spanish politician José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, former president of the Government of Spain (2004–2011)
Zabala
proper noun
a surname from Basque, common on the Basque Country
Zaballos
proper noun
a surname
Zablah
proper noun
a surname from Arabic
Zabulón
proper noun
Zebulun (biblical character)
Zac
proper noun
abbreviation of Zacatecas: a state of Mexico
Zacapa
proper noun
a department of Guatemala
Zacarías
proper noun
Zechariah (the book of the Bible); a male given name, equivalent to English Zachary
Zacatecas
proper noun
a state of Mexico
Zacatecoluca
proper noun
a town in La Paz department, El Salvador
Zacatillo
proper noun
an island of El Salvador
Zafra
proper noun
a surname; Zafra (a city and municipality in Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain)
Zagreb
proper noun
Zagreb (the capital and largest city of Croatia)
Zaida
proper noun
a female given name
Zaira
proper noun
a female given name
Zaire
proper noun
Zaire (former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country in Central Africa; used from 1971–1997); synonym of Congo (major river in Central Africa); A province of Angola, named after the river
Zalazar
proper noun
a surname, variant of Salazar
Zaldaña
proper noun
a surname
Zaldívar
proper noun
Zaldibar (a village in Biscay, Spain); a surname from Basque
Zamarrón
proper noun
a surname
Zambales
proper noun
Zambales (a province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines)
Zambeze
proper noun
Zambezi (a river in southern Africa)
Zambia
proper noun
Zambia (a country in Southern Africa)
Zamboanga
proper noun
Zamboanga City (a city in Zamboanga Peninsula, Mindanao, Philippines); Zamboanga Peninsula (an administrative region of Mindanao, Philippines); Zamboanga peninsula (a peninsula in Mindanao, Philippines); Province of Zamboanga (a former province of Mindanao, Philippines); Republic of Zamboanga
Zamboanga del Norte (a province of Zamboanga Peninsula, Mindanao, Philippines; capital and largest city: Dipolog)
Zamboanga del Sur (a province of Zamboanga Peninsula, Mindanao, Philippines; capital: Pagadian; largest city: Zamboanga City)
Zambrana
proper noun
a surname from Basque
Zambrano
proper noun
a surname from Basque
Zambrano
proper noun
Zambrano (a town, a municipality of Bolívar department, Colombia)
Zamir
proper noun
a male given name from Arabic
Zamora
proper noun
Zamora (a province of Castile and León, Spain; capital: Zamora); Zamora (a city in Zamora, Spain); a habitational surname
Zamora Chinchipe
proper noun
a province of Ecuador
Zamorano
proper noun
a surname
Zamudio
proper noun
a surname
Zanzíbar
proper noun
Zanzibar
Zapata
proper noun
a surname originating as an occupation; the letter Z in the Spanish spelling alphabet
Zapatero
proper noun
a surname originating as an occupation
Zapico
proper noun
a surname
Zapopan
proper noun
Zapopan (a city and municipality of Jalisco, Mexico).
Zaporiyia
proper noun
Zaporizhzhia (an industrial city, the administrative centre of Zaporizhzhia urban hromada, Zaporizhzhia Raion and Zaporizhzhia Oblast, in south-central Ukraine, on the River Dnipro); Zaporizhzhia (a raion of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine)
Zapotitlán
proper noun
a municipality of Jutiapa department, Guatemala; a municipality of Puebla, Mexico
Zaragosa
proper noun
a surname, variant of Zaragoza
Zaragoza
proper noun
Zaragoza (a province of Aragon, Spain; capital: Zaragoza); Zaragoza (a city in Zaragoza, Spain); a toponymic surname; a town in La Libertad department, El Salvador
Zaratustra
proper noun
Zoroaster (founder of Zoroastrianism)
Zarzuela
proper noun
Palace of Zarzuela (residence of the reigning monarch of Spain in the outskirts of Madrid); the monarchy of Spain
Zavala
proper noun
a surname from Basque
Zavaleta
proper noun
a surname from Basque
Zazueta
proper noun
a surname from Basque
Zea
proper noun
a surname from Galician
Zeballos
proper noun
a surname
Zebedeo
proper noun
Zebedee
Zebu
proper noun
obsolete spelling of Cebú
Zegarra
proper noun
a surname from Catalan
Zelanda
proper noun
Zealand
Zelaya
proper noun
a surname from Basque