zips

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proper noun

A region of north-eastern Slovakia, Spiš region

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Spiš
OriginGerman Zips ← Middle High German Cypis ← Old Hungarian Schypis →
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Meanings

zips1

noun
  1. pluralplural of zip
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of zip

ZIPs2

noun
  1. pluralplural of ZIP

Zips3

proper noun
  1. A region of north-eastern Slovakia, Spiš region
  2. historicalA former province of Hungary, consisting of part of north-eastern Slovakia and a small adjoining region in Poland, Spiš province

    Synonyms: Spiš

noun
  1. pluralplural of Zip

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA former province of Hungary, consisting of part of north-eastern Slovakia and a small adjoining region in Poland, Spiš province

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Spiš

Origin

  1. Old HungarianSchypis
  2. Middle High GermanCypis
  3. GermanZips
  4. EnglishZips

Borrowed from German Zips, from Middle High German Cypis, Cypus, possibly from Old Hungarian Schypis (modern Szepes).

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APA

zips. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zips

MLA

“zips.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zips. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zips,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zips.

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