nubia

¹

[ noo-bee-uh, nyoo- ]

noun

1. a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.

Nubia

²

[ noo-bee-uh, nyoo- ]

noun

1. a region in southern Egypt and the Sudan, north of Khartoum, extending from the Nile to the Red Sea.
2. Kingdom of Nubia, an ancient state in Nubia, 2000 b.c.–a.d. 1400.
3. Lake Nubia. Lake Nassar.

Nubia

/ ˈnjuːbɪə /

noun

1. an ancient region of NE Africa, on the Nile, extending from Aswan to Khartoum

Word History and Origins

Origin of nubia¹

1855–60; < Latin nūb ( ēs ) a cloud + -ia

Origin of nubia²

First recorded in 1650–60; from Medieval Latin Nuba, Nubia, from Latin Nuba (singular), Nubae (plural), Nubaeī (from Greek Noûbai, Noubaîoi, the name of a people in southern Egypt and northern Sudan; further origin obscure; possibly from Egyptian nwb “gold”) + -ia noun suffix

Example Sentences

My dad paid for his sister Nubia’s accounting school.

From Los Angeles Times

For Nubia, her mother, it brought to light concerns of the family’s closeness.

From Los Angeles Times

Nubia Reyes and Grecia Galecio had taken strawberries on consignment from a nearby broker and needed to sell them.

From Los Angeles Times

Devine’s campaign focused heavily on the decision by him and his wife, Nubia, to carry a seventh child to term despite doctors warning that the child and Nubia could die.

From Salon

The child died almost immediately, but Nubia Devine survived.

From Salon