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Nubian
[ noo-bee-uhn, nyoo- ]
noun
- a member of any of the various peoples inhabiting Nubia.
- the Nilo-Saharan language of the Nubians.
- Obsolete. a Nubian slave.
- a Nubian horse.
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of Nubia, its people, or their language.
Nubian
/ ˈnjuːbɪən /
noun
- a native or inhabitant of Nubia, an ancient region of NE Africa
- the language spoken by the people of Nubia
adjective
- of or relating to Nubia or its inhabitants
- informal.of or relating to Black culture
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The solo voice of the Nubian sailor was lost in the chorus of voices which came floating over the Nile.
The Nubian wore black tights and shirt, black slippers and a white skull cap and breech-clout.
The Nubian women especially exhibit a grace and dignity of movement which reveal the nobleness of their origin.
At the further end of this corridor a Nubian slave appears carrying the torch.
It has a lion's body, in a couching posture, with the head and face of a Nubian female, and is of most enormous dimensions.
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