nubia

¹ American  

[noo-bee-uh, nyoo-] / ˈnu bi ə, ˈnyu- /

noun

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

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Nubia ² American  

[noo-bee-uh, nyoo-] / ˈnu bi ə, ˈnyu- /

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.

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Nubia British  

/ ˈnjuːbɪə /

noun

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

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Etymology

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

She unwound the long red scarf from her neck and bound her nubia closer about her throat.

From Winning the Wilderness by Marchand, J. N.

Preparatory to ascending to the trapeze Alfred unwound the nubia from his waist, casting it on the ground.

From Watch Yourself Go By by Warden, Ben W.

In a low chair before the open window sat the widow knitting a blue and white nubia.

From Macaria by Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane)

She walked forward to lay her mittens on the table before she brushed the snow from her shoulders and leggings and untwisted and shook out her nubia.

From The Biography of a Prairie Girl by Gates, Eleanor

Lacking wilder excitement Madame sat by a lamp knitting a nubia.

From Kincaid's Battery by Kimball, Alonzo