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Webster 1913 Edition


nubia

nu′bi-a

,
Noun.
[From L.
nubes
cloud.]
A light fabric of wool, worn on the head by women; a cloud.

Definition 2024


Nubia

Nubia

See also: nubia and Núbia

English

Proper noun

Nubia

  1. An ancient kingdom in the valley of the upper Nile bordering present Egypt and Sudan.

Translations


Polish

Proper noun

Nubia f

  1. Nubia

Declension

nubia

nubia

See also: Nubia and Núbia

English

Noun

nubia (plural nubias)

  1. A light, knitted head scarf worn by women.

Alternative forms