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juba

juba noun: an American dance of West African origin that involves stomping as well as slapping and patting the arms, legs, chest, and cheeks.

Noun

juba (plural jubas)

  1. An American dance of West African origin that involves stomping as well as slapping and patting the arms, legs, chest, and cheeks.
    • His cast and Ms. Romero offered advice and insights on everything from the kind of coat that a central character would wear to the staging of the juba, an African dance at the end of Act I.2009 April 23, Patrick Healy, “Director’s Race Adds to Drama for an August Wilson Revival”, in New York Times

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Juba

Juba

  1. (historical) A male given name from Latin, notably borne by kings of Numidia.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Juba

Juba

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Jubba, a river in Ethiopia and Somalia.

Proper noun (3) capitalized: Juba

Juba

  1. The capital city of South Sudan.
    1. (metonymically) The South Sudan government.

Forms of juba

pluraljubas

Origin of juba

From Latin Juba, variant of Iuba.

From Somali Jubba.

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Phrases with juba

Questions about juba

What does juba mean?
Juba means an American dance of West African origin that involves stomping as well as slapping and patting the arms, legs, chest, and cheeks.
What part of speech is juba?
Juba can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of juba?
The plural of juba is jubas.

Words near juba in the dictionary

  1. juarree
  2. Juaton
  3. Juayúa
  4. juazeiro
  5. Juazeiro do Norte
  6. juba
  7. Juba Arabic
  8. Juba dance
  9. Juba dances
  10. jubae
  11. Jubail

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