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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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
Near her office, a towering figure of the Nubian god Apedemak stands guard next to the Blue Nile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Camden Council and the Nubian Jak Community Trust collaborated on the plaque, which is also the first to be put on a place of worship.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2024
In 2019, Boston officials approved renaming the square in the historically Black neighborhood of Roxbury to Nubian Square from Dudley Square.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
“I bought a black Nubian goat,” he said.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
While the religion of the Persians was Zoroastrianism, the empire included people of different religions, including Armenians, Nubians, Libyans, Phoenicians, Egyptians, Babylonians, Ionian Greeks, Bactrians, Judeans, and many others.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
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
Relations between the ancient Egyptians and the Nubians who lived south of their territory were not the best either.
From New York Times ● May 20, 2011
The Nuba, Nubians or Berberin, inhabitants of the Nile valley between Assuan and Dongola.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various
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