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nubian

noun · adjective

Simple meaning

A person with dark skin, as of Africans and people of African descent.

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ˈnjubiən

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Definition

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noun

  1. An inhabitant of ancient Nubia or a person of Nubian descent.

  2. Afrocentrism

    A person with dark skin, as of Africans and people of African descent.

  3. A native or inhabitant of Nubia

    “Nubians now form an ethnic minority in Egypt.”

adjective

  1. Pertaining to Nubia, its people or its language.

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C2 · Proficient (estimated)
Frequency
Uncommon

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  • “Nubians now form an ethnic minority in Egypt.”noun

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  • nubian desertnounCompound term

    An arid sandstone plateau in northeastern Sudan between the Nile and the Red Sea.

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