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Zebrine
- - Pertaining to, or resembling, the zebra.
Zebroid
- unknown - Of striped African mammal
Zebrule
- - A cross between a male zebra and a female horse.
Zedoary
- - A medicinal substance obtained in the East Indies, having a fragrant smell, and a warm, bitter, aromatic taste. It is used in medicine as a stimulant.
Zeeland
- unknown - low lying province in the Netherlands
Zemstvo
- - In Russia, an elective local district and provincial administrative assembly. Originally it was composed of representatives elected by the peasantry, the householders of the towns, and the landed proprietors. In the reign of Alexander III. the power of the noble landowners was increased, the peasants allowed only to elect candidates from whom the governor of the province nominated the deputy, and all acts of the zemstvo subjected to the approval of the governor. Theoretically the zemstvo has large powers relating to taxation, education, public health, etc., but practically these powers are in most cases limited to the adjustment of the state taxation.
Zeniths
- noun - the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
Zeolite
- noun - any of a family of glassy minerals analogous to feldspar containing hydrated aluminum silicates of calcium or sodium or potassium; formed in cavities in lava flows and in plutonic rocks
Zephyrs
- unknown - plural of light winds or breezes
Zermatt
- unknown - Swiss resort close to the Matterhorn