zapuhttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zapu_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_useZAPU, n.
First published 1986; not fully revised

ZAPUnoun

  1. 1961–
    Zimbabwe African People's Union.
    1. 1961
      A new African political party, to be known as the Zimbabwe African People's Union, has been launched in Southern Rhodesia..by Mr. J. M. N. Nkomo... Mr. Nkomo said..ZAPU would press for immediate negotiations for a fresh constitutional arrangement.
      Guardian 18 December 1/3
    2. 1972
      The rival parties Z.A.P.U. and Z.A.N.U.
      J. Biggs-Davison, Africa—Hope Deferred xi. 100
    3. 1977
      Mr. Moyo..was with Nkomo in ZAPU before the revolt which Nkomo faced prior to 1963.
      Daily Times (Lagos) 27 January 3/2

Originally published as part of the entry for Z, n.

Z, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.