ZW

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See also: zW and .zw

Translingual

Etymology 1

Symbol

ZW

  1. (metrology) Symbol for zettawatt, an SI unit of power equal to 1021 watts.

Etymology 2

Symbol

ZW

  1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Zimbabwe since 1980.
    Synonyms: ZWE (alpha-3 1980–present), RH (1974–1980, as Southern Rhodesia)

Etymology 3

Adjective

ZW

  1. (biology) Having a female configuration of chromosomes as per the ZW system.
    Synonym: XY
    Antonym: ZZ
See also

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

ZW

  1. Initialism of zuidwest; SW.