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Nubian

noun

  1. native or inhabitant of Nubia
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈnjʉːbiːən/ / /ˈnʉːbiːən/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English Nubia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Nubian From Nubia + -an.

  1. Pertaining to Nubia, or to the Nubian ethnolinguistic group belonging to the Eastern Sudanic language family.
  2. Pertaining to Africa, and its people or language.
  3. Dark-skinned, as of Africans and people of African descent.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English Nubia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Nubian From Nubia + -an.

  1. An inhabitant of ancient Nubia or a member of the corresponding ethnolinguistic group belonging to the Eastern Sudanic language family.
  2. An African or person of African descent.
  3. A person with dark skin, as of Africans and people of African descent.
  4. Synonym of Anglo-Nubian goat.
Nubian — meaning, definition (noun) · Vinony