"Zeta" meaning in English

See Zeta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈzɛtə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Zeta.wav
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/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Zeta.wav Forms: Zetas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛtə Head templates: {{en-noun}} Zeta (plural Zetas)
  1. A member of Los Zetas, a Mexican criminal syndicate. Related terms: Zeta Ursae Majoris
    Sense id: en-Zeta-en-noun-8ofsGyhj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Crime, Former polities Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90 Disambiguation of Crime: 0 100 Disambiguation of Former polities: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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