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DZ

DZ BANK AG is a major German financial institution headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, functioning as the central entity for the Genossenschaftliche FinanzGruppe Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken, a cooperative network encompassing more than 700 regional banks such as Volksbanken and Raiffeisenbanken.^[1] Its origins trace to the 19th-century cooperative banking principles pioneered by Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen, with formal predecessors like the Preußische Zentralgenossenschaftskasse established in the late 1800s, evolving through post-World War II reconstruction and mergers—including the 2001 formation of DZ BANK from prior central cooperative entities—to support wholesale banking, treasury operations, and risk management for member institutions and corporate clients.^[2]^[3] As Germany's second-largest bank by assets, DZ BANK facilitates international trade finance, capital markets access, and sustainable investment solutions, maintaining a global presence through subsidiaries and partnerships while prioritizing the stability of its cooperative network.^[4] The institution has demonstrated financial resilience, reporting a pre-tax profit of €3.3 billion in 2024 amid economic pressures, bolstered by diversified revenue from lending, securities, and asset management activities that serve both domestic cooperatives and institutional investors.^[5] DZ BANK has encountered regulatory and legal challenges, notably implicated in the Cum-Ex dividend arbitrage scheme—a controversial tax avoidance mechanism involving rapid share trading to claim illegitimate refunds—prompting investigations and searches of its offices by authorities in 2018, though it has denied wrongdoing and pursued settlements in related proceedings.^[6] Additionally, a 2024 cyberattack on its real estate subsidiary affected tens of thousands of customer records, highlighting vulnerabilities in operational security despite ongoing investments in digital infrastructure.^[7] These incidents underscore tensions between the bank's scale and the oversight demands of its systemically important status under European banking supervision.^[3]

Geographical and Political Uses

Algeria (Country Code)

DZ serves as the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Algeria, officially designated as the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria.^[8] This two-letter code facilitates standardized international identification of the country in data systems, documentation, and protocols governed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).^[8] Unlike codes derived from the initial letters of English names (e.g., "AL" for Algeria), DZ originates from the indigenous Berber (Tamazight) term Dzayer or the Arabic al-Djazā’ir (الجزائر), emphasizing the phonetic and linguistic roots in Algeria's native languages rather than colonial or European nomenclature.^[9]^[10] The assignment of DZ aligns with ISO 3166 principles, which prioritize short, unique identifiers often drawn from local or historical names to ensure distinctiveness and cultural relevance.^[8] Algeria's corresponding alpha-3 code is DZA, and its numeric code (ISO 3166-1 numeric-3) is 012, used in contexts requiring numerical representation, such as United Nations statistics or global geocoding databases.^[11]^[12] This code extends to subdivision identifiers under ISO 3166-2, where Algerian provinces (wilayas) are prefixed with "DZ-" (e.g., DZ-31 for Oran Province), enabling precise administrative mapping in international trade, logistics, and governance frameworks.^[13] In practical applications, DZ appears in vehicle registration plates for international circulation, aviation identifiers, and financial messaging standards like SWIFT, promoting interoperability without ambiguity.^[8] The code's adoption reflects Algeria's post-independence emphasis on Arabic and Berber identity, diverging from French colonial references (e.g., Algérie), and supports the country's role in regional organizations like the African Union and Arab League, where consistent coding aids diplomatic and economic coordination.^[9]

Internet Country Code Top-Level Domain (.dz)

The .dz country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is designated for Algeria, deriving from "Dzayer," the Arabic name for the country.^[14] It was delegated by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) on January 3, 1994, coinciding with the initial introduction of Internet services in Algeria.^[15]^[16] Administration of .dz is handled by the National Internet Registry (NIC.DZ), operated under the Centre de Recherche sur l'Information Scientifique et Technique (CERIST), a public research institution affiliated with Algeria's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.^[17]^[14] CERIST maintains the authoritative database for .dz registrations and provides WHOIS services via whois.nic.dz.^[18] The domain's name servers include ns1.nic.dz, ns2.nic.dz, ns3.nic.dz, and ns-dz.afrinic.net, ensuring global resolution.^[15] Registration under .dz requires applicants to be entities legally established in Algeria, hold legal representation there, or provide documentation justifying a presence, such as a commercial registry extract or trademark certificate.^[19] Initially offered free of charge to promote adoption, policies evolved; by 2020, restrictions tightened, including mandatory local presence verification and options like .tm.dz for trademarks to prevent defensive registrations.^[20]^[16] Registrations occur at second levels, including .com.dz for commercial entities, .gov.dz restricted to Algerian government bodies, .org.dz for non-profits, and .edu.dz for educational institutions.^[21] NIC.DZ authorizes registrars, such as certified local providers, to handle applications on behalf of eligible parties.^[18]^[22] An internationalized domain name (IDN) variant, .الجزائر (xn--lgbbat1ad8j), representing "Al-Jazair" in Arabic script, was delegated in 2011 to CERIST, complementing .dz while maintaining the same management structure; it supports native-script addressing but sees limited uptake compared to the ASCII .dz.^[23]^[24] Usage of .dz remains modest, reflecting Algeria's internet penetration rate of approximately 60% as of 2023, with domains primarily serving government, educational, and commercial sites tied to national infrastructure.^[19] No public statistics on total registrations are mandated by IANA, but growth has been driven by local digital initiatives since the mid-2010s.^[15]

Military and Tactical Terms

Drop Zone

A drop zone (DZ) is a predetermined geographic area designated for the parachuting of airborne troops, the airdrop of supplies, or the delivery of equipment via parachute systems during military operations.^[25] These zones are selected based on factors such as terrain suitability, proximity to objectives, wind conditions, and obstacle clearance to minimize risks to personnel and cargo.^[26] In tactical contexts, DZs enable rapid insertion of forces behind enemy lines or into contested areas, supporting missions like airborne assaults, resupply, or special operations. Operations at a DZ are governed by standardized procedures outlined in U.S. military doctrine, including Air Force Instruction 13-217, which specifies criteria for zone size, surface composition, and environmental limits.^[25] For personnel drops, zones typically require a minimum clear area of 400 by 1,200 meters, adjustable based on aircraft type and drop altitude, while equipment drops using container delivery systems (CDS) demand larger expanses to accommodate high-velocity impacts.^[26] Key personnel include the Drop Zone Controller (DZC), often a certified U.S. Air Force combat controller (E-4 or higher), who directs aircraft approaches and confirms readiness via radio or visual signals, and the Drop Zone Safety Officer (DZSO), a qualified jumpmaster from the receiving unit responsible for ground safety and recovery.^[25] DZ criteria emphasize austere entry surfaces suitable for unprepared terrain, with assessments covering load-bearing capacity, drainage to prevent water hazards, and exclusion zones for hazards like power lines or unexploded ordnance.^[26] Wind speeds are capped at 13 knots for static-line personnel jumps and 17 knots for free-fall operations to ensure accurate landings within the zone's impact area.^[25] Historical applications trace to World War II airborne invasions, such as Operation Overlord in 1944, where DZs facilitated the deployment of over 13,000 paratroopers, though modern usage incorporates precision guidance for improved accuracy.^[27] Tactical enhancements, like joint multinational training at sites such as Grafenwoehr's Bunker Drop Zone, allow for heavy equipment drops simulating combat resupply.^[28]

Measurements and Quantities

Dozen

A dozen, abbreviated as dz. or doz., denotes a grouping of twelve objects, units, or items.^[29]^[30] This unit persists in everyday counting despite the dominance of base-10 systems, owing to the number 12's high divisibility by 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and itself, facilitating equitable subdivisions in trade and measurement.^[31] The term derives from Old French dozaine, signifying a set of twelve, which traces to Latin duodecim ("twelve"), combining duo ("two") and decem ("ten").^[32] Its conceptual roots lie in ancient Mesopotamian and Egyptian duodecimal (base-12) counting practices, employed for practical symmetry in dividing goods like time cycles or lunar phases into portions.^[33] In commerce, dozens standardize sales of perishable or bulk items, such as eggs (typically weighing about 1.5 pounds per dozen in the U.S.), baked goods, or produce, simplifying inventory and pricing over individual units.^[34] A gross equals twelve dozen (144 items), extending this grouping for larger quantities in wholesale contexts.^[35] Mathematically, while embedded in decimal arithmetic, the dozen supports fractional divisions better than ten in scenarios requiring halves, thirds, or quarters, as seen in historical applications like clock hours or zodiac divisions.^[36] A baker's dozen comprises thirteen items rather than twelve, a custom originating in 13th-century England under the Assize of Bread and Ale (1266), which imposed severe penalties—including fines, pillory, or forfeiture—for underweight loaves due to baking shrinkage or measurement errors.^[37] Bakers added an extra loaf to ensure customers received at least the ordered dozen after potential losses, thereby evading prosecution; this practice, documented by the late 16th century, spread to other trades involving variable yields.^[38]

Linguistics and Scripts

Dz (Digraph)

The digraph dz comprises the Latin letters d and z and is employed in the orthographies of multiple Indo-European languages to denote the voiced alveolar affricate phoneme /d͡z/, a sound produced by an initial stop closure at the alveolar ridge followed by a fricative release with voicing throughout. This affricate contrasts with its voiceless counterpart /t͡s/, often represented by c, cz, or ts in the same systems.^[39] In Polish orthography, dz systematically represents /d͡z/ in native words and is one of seven principal digraphs (ch, cz, dz, dź, dż, rz, sz), distinct from dż (/d͡ʒ/, post-alveolar) and dź (/d͡ʑ/, alveolo-palatal).^[40] Examples include dzwon ("bell," /d͡zvɔn/) and bardzo ("very," /ˈbard͡zɔ/), where it occurs intervocalically or before vowels; historically, this usage stems from 16th-century reforms standardizing Polish spelling to reflect phonetic realities post-palatalization shifts.^[41] Unlike single letters, dz is not treated as an independent alphabetic unit in Polish collation but is pronounced as a unitary affricate to avoid separating the stop and fricative.^[39] Slovak orthography similarly uses dz for /d͡z/, positioning it as the ninth letter in the alphabet (after d but before e), reflecting its status as a graphemic unit in sorting and pronunciation rules established by Ľudovít Štúr's 19th-century codification.^[42] ^[43] Common instances appear in words like medzi ("between," /ˈmɛd͡zi/) and cadz ("to happen," /t͡sad͡z/), often in consonant clusters; it contrasts with dž (/d͡ʒ/), used for loanwords or post-alveolar sounds.^[42] This digraph integrates into Slovak's 46-letter extended Latin system, where digraphs like dz and ch are collated as singles to align with phonological clusters prevalent in West Slavic.^[43] In Latvian, dz functions as one of two consonant digraphs (alongside dž for /d͡ʒ/), introduced in the 1908-1910 orthographic reform to phonemically encode affricates without additional diacritics, replacing earlier inconsistent notations.^[44] ^[45] It represents /d͡z/ in words such as dzīve ("life," /ˈd͡ziːvɛ/) and adheres to Latvian's near-phonetic principle, where digraphs are indivisible in pronunciation and morphology.^[44] Lithuanian employs dz analogously for /d͡z/, as in dzūkas (a regional term), within its Baltic orthography that favors digraphs for sibilants over diacritics.^[45] Other applications include Hungarian (for /d͡z/ in loanwords, distinct from dzs /d͡ʒ/) and romanized forms of Macedonian, though rarer in indigenous vocabulary; in all cases, dz avoids ambiguity in affricate rendering compared to monographic alternatives.^[44] Unicode encodes a dedicated ligature ꚣ (U+A723) for DZ in historical or phonetic contexts, underscoring its recognition as a composite unit.^[46]

Other Linguistic Abbreviations

DZ serves as the ISO 639-1 two-letter code for Dzongkha, a Sino-Tibetan language of the Tibeto-Burman family spoken mainly in Bhutan.^[47] This abbreviation is employed in linguistic research, interlinear glossing conventions, and computational linguistics for identifying and tagging the language in corpora, metadata, and translation systems.^[48] Dzongkha, coded as DZ, is the national language of Bhutan, with approximately 170,000 native speakers as of 2011 census data, though estimates vary due to dialectal variations and bilingualism with Nepali. The code facilitates standardized referencing in academic glossaries and international bibliographies, distinct from longer ISO 639-2/3 identifiers like "dzo".^[47] In specialized shorthand systems like Stenoscript, "dz" abbreviates the verb "does," reflecting phonetic or morphological efficiencies in rapid transcription, though such uses are niche and not broadly standardized in mainstream linguistics.^[49] No other prominent linguistic abbreviations for DZ appear in peer-reviewed glossing lists or phonological inventories beyond these applications.^[50]

People

Individuals with Initials DZ

Dino Zoff is a retired Italian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, captaining the Italy national team to victory in the 1982 FIFA World Cup at the age of 40.^[51] David Zaslav serves as president and chief executive officer of Warner Bros. Discovery, setting strategy and overseeing operations for its global brands, including Warner Bros. Pictures and Warner Bros. Television.^[52] Dweezil Zappa, born September 5, 1969, is an American rock guitarist and son of composer Frank Zappa, who has maintained an eclectic career spanning over three decades in music production and performance.^[53] Didier Zokora is a former Ivorian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, representing Ivory Coast in multiple Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and clubs including Tottenham Hotspur.^[54] Daphne Zuniga is an American actress known for roles in television series such as Melrose Place and films including The Sure Thing.^[54]

Science, Technology, and Meteorology

Dead Zone

A dead zone is a hypoxic region in aquatic environments where dissolved oxygen levels drop below approximately 2 milligrams per liter, rendering the water uninhabitable for most fish, shellfish, and benthic organisms.^[55] These zones form primarily through eutrophication, where excess nutrients—mainly nitrogen and phosphorus from agricultural fertilizers, sewage, and urban runoff—trigger algal blooms.^[56] Upon dying, the algae sink and decompose, microbial activity consuming available oxygen in a process exacerbated by water column stratification, which limits reoxygenation from surface waters.^[57] Over 400 such dead zones have been identified globally, spanning coastal oceans and large lakes, with a combined area exceeding 245,000 square kilometers as of recent assessments.^[58] The Gulf of Mexico hosts the world's second-largest dead zone, driven by nutrient loads from the Mississippi River basin, which drains 41% of the contiguous United States.^[59] This seasonal phenomenon peaks in late summer, with hypoxic conditions covering the Louisiana-Texas shelf; in 2025, surveys measured it at 4,772 square miles, below the prior year's extent but still roughly 2.5 times the long-term target of 1,900 square miles set for 2035 by the Hypoxia Task Force.^[60] ^[61] Variability arises from factors like river discharge volume, wind patterns, and rainfall, with high-flow years amplifying nutrient delivery and larger zones.^[62] Other notable examples include the Baltic Sea's extensive bottom-water hypoxia, affecting over 70,000 square kilometers intermittently, and the Chesapeake Bay's summer dead zones linked to poultry and crop farming runoff.^[63] Ecological consequences include mass mortality of immobile species like oysters and worms, forced migration of mobile fish reducing local biodiversity, and cascading food web disruptions that diminish predator populations.^[64] Fisheries yields in affected areas, such as Louisiana's shrimp industry, suffer annual losses estimated in the tens of millions of dollars, though quantifying precise causation remains challenging amid overlapping stressors like overfishing.^[58] Mitigation efforts focus on reducing nutrient inputs through precision agriculture, buffer strips, and wetland restoration, with models indicating a 59% nitrogen cut could shrink the Gulf zone to target size; however, implementation lags due to economic dependencies on fertilizer-intensive farming.^[59] Natural recovery is slow, as sediment-bound phosphorus can release over decades, underscoring the dominance of anthropogenic drivers over baseline oceanic oxygen variability.^[65]

Drizzle (METAR Code)

Drizzle consists of fairly uniform precipitation formed by very fine water drops, usually less than 0.5 mm in diameter, that fall from stratus clouds and appear to float due to their close spacing and minimal terminal velocity.^[66] These droplets, larger than typical cloud particles (around 0.02 mm) but smaller than rain drops, descend slowly without producing splashes on impact, distinguishing drizzle from rain, which involves larger droplets (>0.5 mm) that fall faster and originate from varied cloud types.^[67] Drizzle rates rarely exceed 1 mm per hour but can accumulate measurably in coastal or mountainous areas, often contributing to fog formation when low stratus bases allow partial evaporation near the surface.^[66] In METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) observations, the code DZ specifically indicates drizzle within the present or forecast weather group, following any intensity qualifier and preceding additional descriptors if combined phenomena occur (e.g., DZRA for drizzle and rain).^[68] Intensity levels are prefixed as follows: -DZ for light drizzle (drops barely wetting surfaces), DZ (no prefix) for moderate drizzle (steady fine precipitation reducing visibility), and +DZ for heavy drizzle (dense but still fine droplets impairing visibility significantly).^[69] Freezing drizzle, involving supercooled liquid drops that freeze on contact with subfreezing surfaces (typically at air temperatures from 0°C to -10°C), is denoted FZDZ and signals heightened risks such as rime or clear ice accumulation on aircraft.^[67] Observation criteria for coding DZ require visibility of the fine, uniform drops or their effects, such as surface wetting without distinct puddles, and exclusion of rain if larger drops are evident; automated sensors may supplement manual reports but must align with World Meteorological Organization standards for droplet size and uniformity.^[66] In aviation, DZ reports prompt caution for reduced runway friction, potential black ice on contaminated surfaces, and low-level shear from evaporating drizzle layers, with takeoffs often restricted under FZDZ conditions to mitigate airframe icing.^[67] Drizzle's persistence from stable stratus decks contrasts with intermittent rain, making its METAR coding critical for forecasting prolonged low-visibility events at aerodromes.^[67]

Media, Entertainment, and Culture

Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago is a novel written by Russian author Boris Pasternak between the 1910s and 1950s, with the manuscript completed in 1955.^[70] The work centers on Yuri Zhivago, a physician and poet whose life unfolds amid the upheavals of the 1905 Russian Revolution, World War I, the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, the subsequent civil war, and the early Soviet era up to World War II.^[71] Pasternak portrays Zhivago's personal struggles, including his marriage to Tonya and an intense affair with Lara Antipova, against the backdrop of ideological conflicts and human suffering, emphasizing themes of individual resilience, art, and spirituality over collectivist dogma.^[72] Refused publication in the Soviet Union due to its depiction of the October Revolution as destructive to personal lives and its implicit critique of Bolshevik ideology, the novel was smuggled abroad and first issued in Italian by Giangiacomo Feltrinelli's press in Milan on November 23, 1957, followed by English and other translations in 1958.^[73] The Russian-language edition appeared in the Netherlands in 1958, amplifying its international impact.^[74] Pasternak received the Nobel Prize in Literature on October 23, 1958, specifically for Doctor Zhivago, which the Swedish Academy praised for its epic scope and Christian humanism; however, under intense pressure from Soviet authorities—including threats of exile and harm to his family—he publicly renounced the award on October 29, 1958.^[70] The novel faced a publication ban in the USSR from 1957 until Mikhail Gorbachev's perestroika reforms allowed its domestic release on November 25, 1987, with over 4 million copies printed by 1988.^[75] Soviet critics denounced it as anti-revolutionary and slanderous, while Western reception hailed its literary merit, though some noted its romantic individualism clashed with Marxist realism.^[74] Pasternak drew from his own experiences, including his Moscow upbringing and wartime displacements, to infuse the narrative with authentic details of Russian provincial life and partisan warfare.^[72] The most prominent adaptation is the 1965 epic film directed by David Lean, starring Omar Sharif as Zhivago and Julie Christie as Lara, with a screenplay by Robert Bolt that condenses the novel's 13 books and 30 poems into a three-hour visual spectacle emphasizing romance and vast Siberian landscapes.^[76] Produced by Carlo Ponti for MGM, the film grossed $111 million initially (equivalent to over $1 billion today) and won five Academy Awards, including Best Original Score and Best Art Direction, though it drew mixed reviews for prioritizing spectacle over political depth.^[77] Later versions include a 2002 BBC miniseries and a 1957 Italian stage play, but Lean's remains the benchmark for its technical achievements in cinematography and production design.^[76]

Gaming and Music References

In video games, DZ most prominently denotes the Dark Zone in Tom Clancy's The Division (2016) and The Division 2 (2019), a PvP-enabled quarantine sector in a virus-ravaged Manhattan where players, as Division agents, scavenge contaminated loot from NPCs and rival agents, risking betrayal and extraction failures at checkpoints secured by military forces.^[78] This zone features unique mechanics, including gear contamination requiring decontamination upon extraction, a "rogue" status for players who attack non-hostiles (incurring bounties and penalties), and scaled matchmaking to balance high-stakes PvP with PvE elements, contributing to over 10 million hours of Dark Zone gameplay reported in the first game's launch year.^[78] DZ also appears as slang for "Drop Zone" in tactical shooters and battle royales, referring to parachute landing or supply drop areas, as seen in games like Call of Duty series variants.^[79] In music, DZ Deathrays is an Australian dance-punk trio from Brisbane, formed in 2005 by Shane Parsons (vocals/guitar), Lachlan Ewbank (guitar/vocals), and Simon Ridley (drums), who evolved from earlier incarnations under names like Denzel before adopting DZ Deathrays; the band has released seven albums by 2025, including R.I.F.F. (June 2023, via DZ Worldwide) emphasizing raw, high-energy riffs, and Easing Out of Control (January 2026), with singles like "Skyline" (October 2025) garnering over 40,000 YouTube views in initial weeks.^[80] FMB DZ, born Denzel Fields, is a Detroit-based rapper affiliated with FastMoneyBoyz, whose moniker incorporates DZ as shorthand for Denzel; active since 2017, he debuted with the mixtape I Ain't Gonna Lie (February 2017, 12 tracks blending trap and street narratives), followed by singles such as "Pressure" (2018) and "BP" (March 2025, via EMPIRE/Turn Around Music Group), amassing over 50,000 monthly Spotify listeners by late 2025.^[81] ^[82] Additional minor references include solo electronic producer DZ, known for tracks like "Nocturnal" (2020) on platforms such as Spotify.^[83]

Other Uses

Miscellaneous Acronyms and Terms

In military operations, DZ denotes a drop zone, defined as a specific area upon which airborne troops, equipment, or supplies are airdropped, often marked for paratrooper landings during airborne assaults or skydiving activities.^[84]^[85] DZ serves as the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code assigned to Algeria, the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, used in international standards for country identification, including top-level domains (.dz) and data exchange protocols.^[8]^[11] DZ is an abbreviation for dozen, a traditional unit of quantity representing twelve items, commonly applied in commerce, packaging, and everyday measurements such as eggs or baked goods.^[29]^[30]

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DZ BANK is the central institution of VR Financial Network and the central bank for more than 700 cooperative banks in Germany. Read more!
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The new central institution was founded in 1949 with Andreas Hermes playing a crucial role in its establishment with his political and economic influence.
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Alpha-2 code: DZ. Short name: ALGERIA. Short name lower case: Algeria. Full name: the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria.
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.dz Domain Delegation Data
Name Servers ; ns-dz.afrinic.net, 196.216.168.36 2001:43f8:120:0:0:0:0:36 ; ns1.nic.dz, 193.194.64.242 2001:4340:1030:2:0:0:0:2 ; ns2.nic.dz, 213.179.160.66 ; ns3.
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Delegation Record for .الجزائر ; CERIST Rue des Trois Freres Aissiou Ben-Aknoun Algiers 16035. Algeria. Administrative Contact ; Aouaouche El-Maouhab CERIST Rue ...
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A dozen is a grouping of twelve objects, shapes, or numbers. It is abbreviated as doz or dz. The dozen unit is used all over the world. 12 objects make a dozen.
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What Is a Baker's Dozen? Here's Why 13 Is the Magic Number
Dec 11, 2023 · The term “bakers dozen” goes all the way back to medieval England, where bakers were making 13 instead of the standard 12 loaves of bread to avoid jail time.
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The Polish Alphabet - Digraphs - Transparent Language Blog
May 12, 2010 · Polish digraphs are letter combinations representing a single sound, like 'ch' (h), 'cz' (ch), 'dz' (dz), 'dź' (j), 'dż' (dzh), 'rz' (zh), and ...
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Polish Digraph: Examples & Pronunciation | Vaia
Aug 13, 2024 · Some examples of Polish digraphs are "cz," "sz," "rz," "dz," and "ch." They are pronounced as follows: "cz" like "ch" in "chocolate," "sz" like ...Polish Digraph Pronunciation · Polish Digraph - Key takeaways
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A Foreigner's Guide to the Polish Alphabet | Article - Culture.pl
Jul 7, 2015 · Polish also features a few curiosities, like its digraphs CH, CZ, DZ, DŹ, DŻ, RZ, SZ, and even one trigraph: DZI. This adds up to a total of ...
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Pronunciation and orthography / Grammar - slovake.eu
Slovak is written using an alphabet of Latin origin. One letter usually ... DZ dz. dzé - /d͡z/. medzi. DŽ dž. džé - /d͡ʒ/. džem. E e.
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Slovak alphabet and letters - coLanguage
Slovak consonants 32 consonants are divided into 3+ groups as well: soft ("mäkké"): ď, ť, ň, ľ, c, j, dz, č, dž, š, ž hard ("tvrdé"): d, t, n, l, h, ch, k, g. ...
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Learn Latvian - Orthography - 101 Languages
Latvian orthography allows nine digraphs, which are written Ai , Au , Ei , Ie , Iu , Ui , Oi , Dz and Dž . Old Orthography. The old orthography was based on ...
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Why You Will Almost Definitely Have to Change Your Name When ...
Sep 23, 2016 · It was also strikingly severe and parsimonious – there are only two digraphs in Latvian (“dz”, and “dž”, which is only used in words that have ...
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LATIN SMALL LETTER DZ DIGRAPH - ScriptSource
Unicode Annotations. Block Section IPA extensions. IPA includes basic Latin letters and a number of Latin or Greek letters from other blocks.
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ISO 639-2 Language Code List - Library of Congress
Dec 21, 2017 · dz, Dzongkha, dzongkha, Dzongkha. efi, Efik, efik, Efik. egy, Egyptian (Ancient), égyptien, Ägyptisch. eka, Ekajuk, ekajuk, Ekajuk. gre (B) ell ...
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dz - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Symbol. edit. dz. (non-dialectal SNPT) Phonetic transcription of sound [d͡z]. Noun. edit. dz m inan. (rare) The name of the Latin script digraph Dz / dz.
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Dept. of Linguistics | Resources | Glossing Rules
Interlinear morpheme-by-morpheme glosses give information about the meanings and grammatical properties of individual words and parts of words.Missing: DZ | Show results with:DZ
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[PDF] UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying draw media guide
Feb 23, 2014 · one of the game's most celebrated goalkeepers, zoff achieved his career high at the age of 40 when he captained italy to victory at the 1982 ...
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David Zaslav - Warner Bros. Discovery
Zaslav sets the strategy and oversees all operations for Warner Bros. Discovery's global suite of brands, including Warner Bros. Pictures and Warner Bros.
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Artist BIO - Dweezil Zappa
Dweezil Zappa was born on September 5, 1969, in. Los Angeles, the son of Frank Zappa. Over the past 3 decades, Dweezil has forged an eclectic career.Missing: biography | Show results with:biography
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People with the initials: DZ
People with the initials: DZ · Dino Zoff · Dolph Ziggler · David Zepeda · Daphne Zuniga · Dehar Zahia · Dweezil Zappa · Didier Zokora · Darlene Zschech ...
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Hypoxia 101 | US EPA
Sep 23, 2025 · In some cases, large areas of water may become hypoxic. These areas are often called "dead zones" because they are unable to sustain normal ...
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Dead Zone - National Geographic Education
Oct 19, 2023 · Dead zones are low-oxygen, or hypoxic, areas in the world's oceans and lakes. Because most organisms need oxygen to live, few organisms can survive in hypoxic ...
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What is a dead zone? - NOAA's National Ocean Service
Jul 31, 2025 · Less oxygen dissolved in the water is often referred to as a “dead zone” because most marine life either dies, or, if they are mobile such as fish, leave the ...
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Dead zones, facts and information | National Geographic
Jul 31, 2019 · Dead zones are deadly: Few or no organisms can survive in their oxygen-depleted, or hypoxic, waters. Often encompassing large swaths of ocean.
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Gulf Dead Zone | The Nature Conservancy
Feb 18, 2025 · The dead zone is an area where nutrient pollution flowing into the Gulf causes algae blooms that deplete oxygen from the water and harm ...Missing: definition | Show results with:definition
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Gulf of Mexico dead zone shrank in 2025 but still well above goal
Aug 1, 2025 · The area, widely known as “the dead zone,” was estimated at 4,772 square miles, or 3 million acres, below last year's number of 6,703, according ...
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Below Average Summer 2025 'Dead Zone' Measured in Gulf - NCCOS
Jul 31, 2025 · The five-year average size of the dead zone is now 4,755 square miles, more than two times larger than the 2035 target. In June, NOAA predicted ...
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Gulf of America 'dead zone' below average, scientists find - NOAA
Jul 31, 2025 · In June, NOAA predicted an average-sized dead zone of 5,574 square miles, based primarily on Mississippi River discharge and nutrient runoff ...
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Dead Zones - Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Dead zones are caused by excessive nitrogen and phosphorous pollution from human activities, including: Agricultural runoff from farmland that carries nutrients ...Missing: definition | Show results with:definition
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Hypoxia - NOAA's National Ocean Service
Jul 31, 2025 · Hypoxia Causes 'Dead Zones'. In some cases, vast stretches of open water become hypoxic. Unable to sustain life, these areas, called dead zones ...
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Explainer: What Is a Dead Zone? - Earth.Org
Jul 23, 2022 · A dead zone occurs as a result of eutrophication, which happens when a body of water is inundated with too many nutrients, such as phosphorus and nitrogen.
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Drizzle | International Cloud Atlas
Drizzle is very fine, uniform precipitation of water drops, usually less than 0.5mm in diameter, that falls from a Stratus cloud, sometimes touching the ground.Missing: criteria METAR
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Drizzle | SKYbrary Aviation Safety
Definition Drizzle is liquid precipitation with small droplet size. In ... In METARs and TAFs, drizzle is abbreviated to DZ and freezing drizzle as FZDZ.
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[PDF] METAR ABBREVIATIONS - National Weather Service
Dec 24, 2008 · DZ drizzle. E east, ended, estimated ceiling (SAO). FAA. Federal Aviation Administration. FC funnel cloud. FEW few clouds. FG fog. FIBI filed ...
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Register: Code Table D-7: Aerodrome present or forecast weather
Code Table D-7 lists weather phenomena reported as forecast or observed at aerodromes, such as heavy duststorms, heavy precipitation of drizzle, and well- ...Missing: criteria | Show results with:criteria
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When it was announced that Boris Pasternak had been awarded the 1958 Nobel Prize, he was forced to decline it at the behest of Soviet authorities, who had ...
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Apr 10, 2025 · During the Russo-Japanese war the widowed Madame Guichard moves to Moscow with her children, Lara and Rodion, and soon falls under the sway of ...Missing: key | Show results with:key
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Apr 10, 2025 · Doctor Zhivago reflects Pasternak's experience of the enormous political upheavals of the early 20th century and often draws on the author's own biography.
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Doctor Zhivago | CIA FOIA (foia.cia.gov)
... Pasternak. Following the publication of Doctor Zhivago in Russian in 1958, Pasternak won the Nobel Prize for Literature, the popularity of the book ...
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Pasternak's Doctor Zhivago Is Published | Research Starters - EBSCO
The publication of Boris Pasternak's Doctor Zhivago and the Soviet reaction to the Nobel Prize Pasternak was awarded in 1958 revealed the extent of the ...
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Banned in the Soviet Union for its critique of revolutionary ideals, it won international acclaim and the 1958 Nobel Prize. Learn more about this item · More ...
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Doctor Zhivago - Variety
David Lean in “Doctor Zhivago,” frequently with soaring dramatic intensity. Director has accomplished one of the most meticulously designed and executed films.
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Regarded as one of David Lean's best films, the 1965 epic 'Doctor ...
Regarded as one of David Lean's best films, the 1965 epic romance Doctor Zhivago is a champion of accomplished filmmaking.
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Intelligence Annex: Welcome to the Dark Zones - Ubisoft
Jan 17, 2019 · Intelligence Annex is back, this time breaking down the dangerous, untamed regions known as the Dark Zones in The Division 2.
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DZ | What Does DZ Mean? - Cyber Definitions
When used in a text, DZ means "Drop Zone." While this is its most common meaning in texting, be aware that it is a rare term, and it might mean something else.
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DZ DEATHRAYS
TOUR DATES ; Fri 19 Dec - DZ XMAS PARTY 2025! with Royal Ratbags & Eyesite. Coolangatta Hotel ; Fri 16 Jan - Rosemount Hotel. Perth, Australia ; Sat 17 Jan - Lions ...
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‎Fmb Dz - Apple Music
Detroit street rapper FMB DZ has described his music as “gangsta boogie.” It's hard, but it makes you want to dance.
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FMB DZ - Spotify
Listen to FMB DZ on Spotify. Artist · 51.7K monthly listeners ... About. 51,740 monthly listeners. Detroit rapper Fmb Dz first gained major attention in 2017 with ...
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DZ - Spotify
Keep It G. Single • 2020 · Nocturnal. Single • 2020. Featuring DZ. This Is DZ · DZ Radio. Fans also like. Noah D · Giant · Unitz · Matty G · MRK1 · Rob Sparx.
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Drop Zone Definition - Military Operations Terms - MilitaryDictionary
1.) A specific area upon which airborne troops, equipment, or supplies are airdropped. See Also: also called DZ. In the United ...