Nubian
Americannoun
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Nubians
plural
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a member of any of the various peoples inhabiting Nubia.
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the Nilo-Saharan language of the Nubians.
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Obsolete. a Nubian slave.
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a Nubian horse.
adjective
noun
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a native or inhabitant of Nubia, an ancient region of NE Africa
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the language spoken by the people of Nubia
adjective
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of or relating to Nubia or its inhabitants
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informal of or relating to Black culture
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Etymology
Origin of Nubian
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The National Museum alone lost almost two-thirds of its inventory, comprising nearly 100,000 artifacts that covered Sudan’s prehistoric age through its Nubian era, the Kingdom of Kush, the Christian era and its Islamic period.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Longleat welcomed three-year-old Nubian giraffe Stanley to the park on Wednesday as part of an international effort to safeguard the critically endangered species, bosses said.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
Legend has it that the lion-headed figure protected the country from invasions and was worshiped as a god of war in the ancient Nubian kingdoms of Kush.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
For example, the founder of Sundial Brands, which is the manufacturer behind popular beauty brands like SheaMoisture and Nubian Heritage, is bald.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2024
Getting out his creased Sidney's, Rick looked up the listings on goats, black Nubian.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
Dramatic shadows fell on carved images of a heroic Ramses battling the Nubians.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 2, 2015
The goat barn, built of recycled wood, awaits six more Nubians, joined Laverne and Shirley this month.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 15, 2015
Although the Nubians worshiped many Egyptian gods, Amen’s temple was located near another dedicated to Apedemak, a Nubian god.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
The museum label dates the small plaque to the reigns of Akhenaten or Tutankhamun, adding that it is “reminiscent of the images of Nubians and West Asians found in Haremhab’s tomb at Saqqara.”
From New York Times ● May 20, 2011
A few years ago the Zulus, and some months ago the Nubians, both of which tribes still retain the gentile organization, did what no European army can do.
From The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State by Friedrich Engels
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