American English pronunciation
How to pronounce tarzan
IPA transcription: ['tɑɹ,zæn]
Pronunciation variants: ['tɑɹ,zæn]['tɑɹzən]
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Noun
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(sometimes used ironically) a man of great strength and agility (after the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs)
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a man raised by apes who was the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Usage examples
- The film ends with Tarzan and Jane reunited at their tree house.
- This resulted in Tarzan being the first Disney character to accurately display working muscles.
- Strode played memorable villains opposite three screen Tarzans.
- They also capture Tarzan, Jane, and Boy.
- He was also an occasional actor, he portrayed Tarzan in "Tarzan's Revenge".
- The towns football club is called 'Tarzan'.
- It is named after Burroughs' storybook jungle character hero, Tarzan.