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Meaning of NUBIA

Pronunciation:  'noobeeu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  an ancient region of northeastern Africa (southern Egypt and northern Sudan) on the Nile; much of Nubia is now under Lake Nasser
 
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 See Also: Africa, geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region, Nubian

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Nu"bi*a\, n. [From L. nubes cloud.]
A light fabric of wool, worn on the head by women; a cloud.
 

 

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