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Nu⋅bi⋅an

  [noo-bee-uhn, nyoo-]
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–noun
1. a member of any of the various peoples inhabiting Nubia.
2. the Nilo-Saharan language of the Nubians.
3. a Nubian or black slave.
4. a Nubian horse.
–adjective
5. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Nubia, its people, or their language.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see Nubi(a), -an
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Nu·bi·an   (nōō'bē-ən, nyōō'-)   
adj.  Of or relating to Nubia or its peoples, languages, or cultures.
n.  

  1. A native or inhabitant of Nubia.

  2. Any of a group of closely related Nilo-Saharan languages spoken in the Sudan. Also called Nuba.

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