Nuba
Britishnoun
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a member of a formerly warlike Nilotic people living chiefly in the hills of S central Sudan
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the language or group of related dialects spoken by this people, belonging to the Chari-Nile branch of the Nilo-Saharan family
Example Sentences
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He took his family through the rocky spine of the Nuba Mountains and the surrounding valley, passing through both paramilitary and army checkpoints.
From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025
The RSF scored an important victory against the Darfur rebels, did less well in fighting an insurgency in the Nuba Mountains adjacent to South Sudan, and took a subcontract to police the border with Libya.
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025
The Central Reserve Police is a large and heavily-armed division of Sudan's police force that has fighting experience from conflicts in the western region of Darfur and in the Nuba Mountains in southern Sudan.
From Reuters • Apr. 30, 2023
It nursed the hopes of rebels in restive areas like Darfur and the Nuba Mountains that they might finally reach a settlement with the central government.
From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2019
In the Nuba region, some fifty different ethnic groups, including Christians, Muslims, and practitioners of traditional African religions, lived in peace.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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