"Zeta" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈzɛtə/
Rhymes: -ɛtə Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Zeta
  1. (historical) medieval state roughly equivalent to modern Montenegro. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Zeta-en-name-CNlJ4L-5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈzɛtə/ Forms: Zetas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛtə Head templates: {{en-noun}} Zeta (plural Zetas)
  1. A member of Los Zetas, a Mexican criminal syndicate. Categories (topical): Crime Categories (place): Historical polities Related terms: Zeta Ursae Majoris
    Sense id: en-Zeta-en-noun-8ofsGyhj Disambiguation of Crime: 9 91 Disambiguation of Historical polities: 19 81 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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