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
Men lamented in joy and wailed in exultation, while others slapped juba upon their arms and thighs.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
South Sudan's production is much higher, at around 174,000 barrels per day, according to Juba.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
In January 2025, 20 oil workers died after their aircraft, which was headed for Juba, came down three minutes after take off near the oil fields of Unity state in the north.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
But as the young models gathered on a Juba rooftop to practice their struts, there was hope for a future beyond South Sudan's poverty and ever-present threat of war.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
Addis Ababa and Juba have denied the accusations and the UAE has denied separate reports that it is funding an RSF training camp in Ethiopia.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
Those beliefs still lingered when I was a child, even in cities like Juba.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
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