Nubian
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Nubian
- /ˈnjʉːbiːən/ Australia
- /ˈnʉːbiːən/ Australia
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin Nubianus directly and via French nubien, from Nubia + -anus (“-an: forming adjectives”), from Nubae (“ancient Nubians”) + -ia (“-ia: forming place names”), from Koine Greek Νοῦβαι (Noûbai), q.v. Equivalent to Nubia + -an or Nuba + -ian.
noun Nubians
- A person from the region of Nubia in modern Egypt and Sudan or a descendant of such a person.
- A person from any of the former states or provinces known as Nubia or a descendant of such a person.
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Synonym of person of color, any person with dark skin, particularly one from Africa.
Similar: person of color, any person with dark skin, particularly one from Africa
- A black slave, particularly one from East Africa.
- An Ethiopian Christian, particularly a Tewahedo Orthodox Christian.
- Short for Nubian goat or Anglo-Nubian goat
- A horse from the region of Nubia or a descendant of such a horse.
- A kind of black dress material.
adjective more Nubian · most Nubian
- Of or related to Nubia, its animals, or the Nubian people.
- Of or related to the Nubian group of the Eastern Sudanic language family.
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Synonym of African (“of or related to Africa or dark-skinned people of African descent”).
Similar: African
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Talk about this word "Nubian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nubian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Nubian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nubian "Nubian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nubian.Cite this
@misc{nubian_2026,
title = {Nubian},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nubian},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
