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zapata

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for zapata.

Editorial note

So Sandia gave Zapata cash in exchange for shares to be delivered no later than March 2026.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

A surname from Spanish.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of zapata gathered in one view.

noun

A surname from Spanish.

noun

A census-designated place, the county seat of Zapata County, Texas, United States.

noun

A peninsula in southern Matanzas, Cuba.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for zapata.

noun

A surname from Spanish.

noun

A census-designated place, the county seat of Zapata County, Texas, United States.

noun

A peninsula in southern Matanzas, Cuba.

Example sentences

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So Sandia gave Zapata cash in exchange for shares to be delivered no later than March 2026.

2

Oh yes, Zapata Computing, the best funded company in quantum algorithms just went under this year.

3

For example, Zapata (the quantum startup that recently went bankrupt) had one of those [3].

4

Some years later, HW Bush would co-found Zapata Petroleum Corporation (with a recently retired CIA agent) and Zapata Offshore (funded largely by Phillip Graham, the owner of WaPo), which he would lead until 1966.

5

As a native English speaker, Zocalo makes me think of words like ziggurat, mojito, zapata, and mahalo.

6

Bush was not only in the CIA, he was the main project lead for all things Cuba, using his Zapata oil business as cover.

7

Instead, it referenced the charges against Zapata Rivera’s wife and suggested he had only pretended to have a medical crisis while refusing help from paramedics.

8

Sandia gave Zapata cash in exchange for future delivery of shares, the number of shares to be based on the future price of the shares.

9

That one doesn't have anything like the Zapata quote.

10

> Oh yes, Zapata Computing, the best funded company in quantum algorithms just went under this year.

11

I love Brazilian and Paraguayan beef and Ron Zapata is quite drinkable.

12

> after more than an hour, agents held down Zapata Rivera’s arms.

Quote examples

1

Zapata's PR stunts like "Quantum AI" race cars looks all the more comedically delusional now.

2

Steven Zapata has a really good video on Youtube about "the end of art".

3

Mexico's revolution was in large part about wealth and land reform [1]; Zapata's famous battle cry was "tierra y libertad", land and freedom.

4

Check out Steven Zapata's "The End of Art" video on youtube.

Proper noun examples

1

The last socialist revolutionaries of the old sort were people like Zapata, protecting their societies against the encroaching Haciendas.

2

Sandia had the right to demand its cash back if Zapata's stock fell below $1/share.

3

Zapata Offshore would eventually rebrand as Harbinger Group (Mkt Cap: $2.4B).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use zapata in a sentence?

So Sandia gave Zapata cash in exchange for shares to be delivered no later than March 2026.

What does zapata mean?

A surname from Spanish.

What part of speech is zapata?

zapata is commonly used as noun.