"zem" meaning in English

See zem in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: zems [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} zem (plural zems)
  1. (informal) A zemidjan. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-zem-en-noun-MKH1r5g9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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          "ref": "2009, Anthony Ham, West Africa, page 109:",
          "text": "The name of the hotel will draw a blank with most zems so try asking for 'Les Paillotes'.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013, Simon Richmond, Stuart Butler, Lonely Planet Africa:",
          "text": "The omnipresence of zems (zemijohns; motorbike taxis) has translated into the near disappearance of car taxis […]",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A zemidjan."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "zemidjan",
          "zemidjan"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) A zemidjan."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "zem"
}
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    {
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English informal terms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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          "ref": "2013, Simon Richmond, Stuart Butler, Lonely Planet Africa:",
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        "A zemidjan."
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        "(informal) A zemidjan."
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