Definitions for Nubian

Nubian Nu·bi·an

Spelling: [noo-bee-uh n, nyoo-]
IPA: /ˈnu bi ən, ˈnyu-/

Nubian is a 6 letter English word.

You can make 56 anagrams from letters in Nubian (abinnu).

Definitions for Nubian

noun

  1. a member of any of the various peoples inhabiting Nubia.
  2. the Nilo-Saharan language of the Nubians.
  3. a Nubian or black slave.
  4. a Nubian horse.

adjective

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

Origin of Nubian

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at Nubi(a), -an

Examples for Nubian

She did not hear him; her soul was still before the Nubian's tomb.

"Thirty," she repeated to the Nubian, without a glance in the white man's direction.

The Nubian silently indicated two of the three hung on his person.

The agitated Nubian made a sign signifying he did not know, but that all was yet safe.

“A little beast of a naked brown Nubian boy,” spluttered Egbert.

The Nubian and the white woman stared at each other for a moment.

An expressive look from the Nubian confirmed the insinuation.

The Nubian, taken completely by surprise, began to chatter with fright.

Twisting himself free he saw a powerful Nubian armed with a hoe.

Somehow the whip-snap of authority in his voice reached the Nubian's consciousness.

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