juba
a lively dance characterized by rhythmic hand clapping, body and thigh slapping, and stomping, developed by African Americans enslaved on Southern plantations in the 19th century.
Origin of juba
1- Also called ham·bone [ham-bohn] /ˈhæmˌboʊn/ .
Other definitions for Juba (2 of 3)
a female day name for Monday.: See under day name.
Other definitions for Juba (3 of 3)
Italian Giuba [joo-bah] /ˈdʒu bɑ/ . a river in E Africa, flowing S from S Ethiopia through Somalia to the Indian Ocean. 1,000 miles (1,609 km) long.
the capital of South Sudan, on the White Nile.
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British Dictionary definitions for juba (1 of 2)
/ (ˈdʒuːbə) /
a lively African-American dance developed in the southern US
Origin of juba
1British Dictionary definitions for Juba (2 of 2)
/ (ˈdʒuːbə) /
a river in NE Africa, rising in S central Ethiopia and flowing south across Somalia to the Indian Ocean: the chief river of Somalia. Length: about 1660 km (1030 miles)
the capital of South Sudan, on the White Nile river. Pop: 250 000 (2006 est)
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