Nubian
noun
- native or inhabitant of Nubia
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.
- Pertaining to Nubia, or to the Nubian ethnolinguistic group belonging to the Eastern Sudanic language family.
- Pertaining to Africa, and its people or language.
- 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.
- An inhabitant of ancient Nubia or a member of the corresponding ethnolinguistic group belonging to the Eastern Sudanic language family.
- An African or person of African descent.
- A person with dark skin, as of Africans and people of African descent.
- Synonym of Anglo-Nubian goat.