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Nubians

Nubians is the plural of Nubian.

Meaning of Nubian

Noun

Nubian (plural Nubians)

  1. (informal) A person from the region of Nubia in modern Egypt and Sudan or a descendant of such a person.
  2. (historical) A person from any of the former states or provinces known as Nubia or a descendant of such a person.
  3. (literary, inexact) Synonym of person of color, any person with dark skin, particularly one from Africa.
    Synonyms:
    person of color, any person with dark skin, particularly one from Africa
  4. (obsolete, inexact) A black slave, particularly one from East Africa.
  5. (obsolete, inexact) An Ethiopian Christian, particularly a Tewahedo Orthodox Christian.
  6. (obsolete, rare) A horse from the region of Nubia or a descendant of such a horse.

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Questions about Nubians

What is Nubians the plural of?
Nubians is the plural of Nubian.

Words near Nubians in the dictionary

  1. Nubian queen
  2. Nubian queens
  3. Nubian woodpecker
  4. Nubian woodpeckers
  5. Nubianness
  6. Nubians
  7. nubias
  8. Nubieber
  9. nubies
  10. nubiferous
  11. nubiform

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