Associations to the word «Nubian»

Wiktionary

NUBIAN, noun. An inhabitant of ancient Nubia or a person of Nubian descent.
NUBIAN, noun. (now) (largely obsolete) An African or person of African descent, especially sub-Saharan Africa.
NUBIAN, noun. (Afrocentrism) A person with dark skin, as of Africans and people of African descent.
NUBIAN, adjective. Pertaining to Nubia, its people or its language.
NUBIAN, adjective. (now) (largely obsolete) Pertaining to Africa, especially sub-Saharan Africa, and its people or language.
NUBIAN, adjective. (Afrocentrism) Dark-skinned, as of Africans and people of African descent
NUBIAN LION, noun. Alternative name of the Barbary lion.
NUBIAN LIONS, noun. Plural of Nubian lion

Dictionary definition

NUBIAN, noun. A native or inhabitant of Nubia; "Nubians now form an ethnic minority in Egypt".

Wise words

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Pythagoras