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zad¹

noun zads

  1. obsolete Obsolete form of zed (“letter Z”). I do not know that we have in any Word changed the old […] into the Letter Zad z.

zad²

noun zads

  1. alternative Alternative form of daad (“Arabic letter ض”).

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Where it comes from

Borrowed from French ZAD, short for zone à défendre (“zone to defend”).

noun ZADs

  1. A militant open-air demonstration in the form of a defended squat. For the majority, the ZAD offers an alternative, simpler and more utopian way of life.

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"zad." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zad. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

zad. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zad

Chicago

"zad." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zad.

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@misc{zad_2026,
  title = {zad},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zad},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}