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Nubian

American  
[noo-bee-uhn, nyoo-] / ˈnu bi ən, ˈnyu- /

noun

  1. a member of any of the various peoples inhabiting Nubia.

  2. the Nilo-Saharan language of the Nubians.

  3. Obsolete. a Nubian slave.

  4. a Nubian horse.

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Nubia, its people, or their language.

Nubian British  
/ ˈnjuːbɪən /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Nubia, an ancient region of NE Africa

  2. the language spoken by the people of Nubia

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adjective

  1. of or relating to Nubia or its inhabitants

  2. informal of or relating to Black culture

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Etymology

Origin of Nubian

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; Nubia, -an

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