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Luba¹

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From Slavic

* (English-language female given name found in Canada): From Ukrainian Люба (Ljuba)

proper noun Lubas

  1. Canada A female given name from Ukrainian [in turn from Slavic].

Luba²

proper noun

  1. A member of any of various groups of agricultural and hunting people inhabiting the southeastern part of Democratic Republic of the Congo.

    Similar: Baluba

  2. A Bantu language spoken by the Luba people of central Africa; one of the two Bantu languages spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

    Similar: Tshiluba

  3. abbreviation, ellipsis, historical Ellipsis of the Luba Empire and Kingdom of Luba: a historical country in Africa.

Luba³

proper noun

  1. A town and capital of Bioko Sur, Equatorial Guinea.

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"Luba." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/luba. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Luba. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/luba

Chicago

"Luba." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/luba.

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@misc{luba_2026,
  title = {Luba},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/luba},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}