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nubian

/ˈnjʉːbiːən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
nu-bian
IPA
/ˈnjʉːbiːən/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person from Nubia, variously intending

Informal

noun

A person from Nubia, variously intending

noun

A person from Nubia, variously intending

Literary

noun

A person from Nubia, variously intending

Obsolete

noun

A person from Nubia, variously intending

Obsolete

noun

An animal from Nubia, particularly

noun

An animal from Nubia, particularly

Obsolete

noun

A kind of black dress material.

Obsolete

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈnjʉːbiːən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Nubians (plural) more Nubian (comparative) most Nubian (superlative)

Derived Forms

Nubianness Protonubian

Phrases

Anglo-Nubian Anglo-Nubian goat Hill Nubian Nubian Desert Nubian giraffe Nubian goat Nubian ibex Nubian knot

Synonyms

person of color any person with dark skin particularly one from Africa African

Questions

How do you pronounce nubian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnjʉːbiːən/.
What does nubian mean?
A person from Nubia, variously intending
Where does nubian come from?
It is traced to French.

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