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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieszombie
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zombie
"Le film raconte l'histoire d'une invasion de zombies."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A corpse said to be revived by witchcraft, especially in voodoo.
"The sorcerer was rumored to control a small army of zombies." - 2
A fictional undead creature that feeds on human flesh.
"The survivors barricaded the doors to keep the zombies out."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From Haitian Creole zombi, ultimately of Bantu origin (compare Kongo nzambi 'god' or Kimbundu nzúbi 'ghost').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Zombie" is said worldwide
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zombie
Transliteration: zombie
"Le film raconte l'histoire d'une invasion de zombies."
Zombie
Transliteration: Zombie
"Die Hauptfigur kämpft gegen eine Horde von Zombies."
zombie
Transliteration: zombie
"Il protagonista cerca di sopravvivere in un mondo pieno di zombie."
zombi
Transliteration: zombi
"Los zombies caminaban lentamente por las calles abandonadas."
zumbi
Transliteration: zumbi
"Ele assistiu a um filme de terror sobre zumbis ontem à noite."
ज़ॉम्बी
Transliteration: zombie
"शहर में ज़ॉम्बी का आतंक फैल गया है।"
僵尸
Transliteration: jiāngshī
"这部电影里有很多可怕的僵尸。"
좀비
Transliteration: jombi
"도시가 좀비로 가득 차 버렸다."
ゾンビ
Transliteration: zonbi
"彼はゾンビの映画を見るのが大好きです。"
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