Associations to the word «Nubia»

Wiktionary

NUBIA, proper noun. An ancient kingdom in the valley of the upper Nile bordering present Egypt and Sudan.
NUBIA, noun. A light, knitted head scarf worn by women.

Dictionary definition

NUBIA, noun. An ancient region of northeastern Africa (southern Egypt and northern Sudan) on the Nile; much of Nubia is now under Lake Nasser.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope