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nubia

1

[ noo-bee-uh, nyoo- ]

noun

  1. a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.


Nubia

2

[ noo-bee-uh, nyoo- ]

noun

  1. a region in southern Egypt and the Sudan, north of Khartoum, extending from the Nile to the Red Sea.
  2. Kingdom of Nubia, an ancient state in Nubia, 2000 b.c.–a.d. 1400.
  3. Lake Nubia. Lake Nassar.

Nubia

/ ˈːɪə /

noun

  1. an ancient region of NE Africa, on the Nile, extending from Aswan to Khartoum
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of nubia1

1855–60; < Latin ū ( ŧ ) a cloud + -ia

Origin of nubia2

First recorded in 1650–60; from Medieval Latin Nuba, Nubia, from Latin Nuba (singular), Nubae (plural), ܲī (from Greek û, dzܲîǾ, the name of a people in southern Egypt and northern Sudan; further origin obscure; possibly from Egyptian nwb “gold”) + -ia noun suffix
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Example Sentences

My dad paid for his sister Nubia’s accounting school.

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For Nubia, her mother, it brought to light concerns of the family’s closeness.

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Nubia Reyes and Grecia Galecio had taken strawberries on consignment from a nearby broker and needed to sell them.

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Devine’s campaign focused heavily on the decision by him and his wife, Nubia, to carry a seventh child to term despite doctors warning that the child and Nubia could die.

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The child died almost immediately, but Nubia Devine survived.

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