Luba
a member of any of various groups of agricultural and hunting people inhabiting the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo, some of whom are famous for their wood carvings.
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How to use Luba in a sentence
The film focuses on two Ukranian teens, Raya and Luba, who are lured into slavory by promises of a hotel job.
Neither guns nor native traders are admitted into the country, the chief of Luba entertaining a dread of innovation.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa | David LivingstoneIt is called here "Mosunda a maluzé," or leech of the rivers; "Luba" is the Zanzibar name.
The natives are members of 695 the Luba-Lunda group of Bantus.
"Let's just say that your masterful, explosive approach was irresistible," Luba said.
Occasion for Disaster | Gordon Randall Garrett
Luba Ardanko was, perfectly obviously, altogether too fast for him.
Occasion for Disaster | Gordon Randall Garrett
British Dictionary definitions for Luba
/ (ˈluːbə) /
plural Luba a member of a Negroid people of Africa living chiefly in the S Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre)
Also called: Tshiluba the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family
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