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Luba

Luba proper noun: a female given name from Ukrainian [in turn from Slavic]. Also the ellipsis of the Luba Empire and Kingdom of Luba.

luba: a female given name from Ukrainian [in turn from Slavic]
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Proper noun (1)

Luba (plural Lubas)

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

Proper noun (2)

Luba

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

Proper noun (3)

Luba

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

Also used as

Luba is also the ellipsis of the Luba Empire and Kingdom of Luba.

Synonyms of Luba

Forms of Luba

pluralLubas

Origin of Luba

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

Words formed from Luba

  • Kingdom of Luba
  • Luba Empire

Questions about Luba

What does Luba mean?
Luba means a female given name from Ukrainian [in turn from Slavic].
What part of speech is Luba?
Luba is a proper noun.

Words near Luba in the dictionary

  1. lub-dub
  2. lub-dubbed
  3. lub-dubbing
  4. lub-dubs
  5. lub-dup
  6. Luba
  7. Luba-Katanga
  8. Lubaczów
  9. Lubao
  10. Lubarsky
  11. Lubarsky's law of cybernetic entomology

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