nubia
noun
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
nubia
1 American
[noo-bee-uh, nyoo-]
/ ˈnu bi ə, ˈnju- /
noun
Nubia
2
American
[noo-bee-uh, nyoo-]
/ ˈnu bi ə, ˈnju- /
noun
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a region in southern Egypt and the Sudan, north of Khartoum, extending from the Nile to the Red Sea.
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Kingdom of Nubia, an ancient state in Nubia, 2000 b.c.–a.d. 1400.
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Lake Nubia. Lake Nassar.
Nubia
British
/ ˈnjuːbɪə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of nubia1
1855–60; < Latin nūb ( ēs ) a cloud + -ia
Origin of Nubia2
First recorded in 1650–60; from Medieval Latin Nuba, Nubia, from Latin Nuba (singular), Nubae (plural), Nubaeī (from Greek Noûbai, Noubaîoi, the name of a people in southern Egypt and northern Sudan; further origin obscure; possibly from Egyptian nwb “gold”) + -ia noun suffix
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She walked forward to lay her mittens on the table before she brushed the snow from her shoulders and leggings and untwisted and shook out her nubia.
From The Biography of a Prairie Girl by Eleanor Gates
She unwound the long red scarf from her neck and bound her nubia closer about her throat.
From Winning the Wilderness by J. N. Marchand
Preparatory to ascending to the trapeze Alfred unwound the nubia from his waist, casting it on the ground.
From Watch Yourself Go By by Ben W. Warden
Her mother stood with her back turned toward the raw April wind as they talked, her old nubia tied loosely about her head and neck, and her hands red with the cold.
From The Wind Before the Dawn by Dell H. Munger
Symes shoved up the shade to see the lovely Pearline Starr, with her head tied in a nubia, fighting her way through his front gate.
From The Lady Doc by Caroline Lockhart
"A new era of AI agent smartphones begins," Nubia said, sharing images of the handsets online.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
Nubia Reyes and Grecia Galecio had taken strawberries on consignment from a nearby broker and needed to sell them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2024
When the museum tested an early-stage idea for a show of artifacts from Nubia, the ancient region of northeastern Africa, participants showed little interest, he said, and the exhibition was abandoned.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
Nubia Delatorre, 19, said she is proud to be a member of the second female platoon in Bravo Company, but admits the men and women do not interact very much.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2023
From 1821 to 1884 Nubia was under the dominion of Egypt.
From Alden's Handy Atlas of the World by John B. Alden
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