Italian Giuba. a river in E Africa, flowing S from S Ethiopia through Somalia to the Indian Ocean. 1,000 miles (1,609 km) long.
the capital of South Sudan, on the White Nile.
a river in NE Africa, rising in S central Ethiopia and flowing south across Somalia to the Indian Ocean: the chief river of Somalia. Length: about 1660 km (1030 miles)
the capital of South Sudan, on the White Nile river. Pop: 250 000 (2006 est)
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; of obscure origin
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The third movement, based on the juba, the African American dance replete with stomping and slapping the arms, was a juba, fast and a little erratic, not symphonically suave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
The juba dance movement of Price’s Third features asymmetrical phrasing, rhythmic complexity and interaction between sections.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2022
We see why when he leaves the organ and heads out into the studio audience with his sister Rose: After her solo, he performs a dance routine drawn from Africa, patting juba.
From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2022
A spiritual, harmonically inventive composition, it climaxes with an allegretto apparently modelled after the African-American "juba" dance once practised on US plantations.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2021
Harriet was in a stupor most of the time, deaf to the laughter, the dancing and the singing, deaf to the clack of the bones, the beat of the juba.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
South Sudan's production is much higher, at around 174,000 barrels per day, according to Juba.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
South Sudan has started to ration electricity in its capital, Juba, while Zimbabwe is increasing the ethanol content in its petrol.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026
South Sudan has started to ration electricity in its capital, Juba.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
"Paris, Milan, London -- the fashion industry is dominated by South Sudanese boys and girls at the moment," said Doris Sukeji, founder of the Jubalicious modelling agency in the capital Juba.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
But it wasn’t really my home, and I got scared when my mother left us there and went back to Juba.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
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