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US
/ˈnjubiən/
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NOUN
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a native or inhabitant of Nubia
Nubians now form an ethnic minority in Egypt
How To Use Nubian In A Sentence
- Although undoubtedly he made many enemies through a combination of conceit, arrogance and a quick temper, Bankes was an important early figure in Nubian and Near Eastern archaeology, and the nascent study of Egyptology.
- Her protectorate over the Danubian Principalities was replaced by the guarantee of the seven signatory powers, and she lost about a third of Bessarabia.
- I don't know, but I can hazard some guesses—Geez, Swahili, Kanuri, and Nubian itself would certainly be worth checking. Languagehat.com: OLDEST AFRICAN DICTIONARIES.
- Less ambitious barbotine wares occur in the Danubian areas (especially Bulgaria) and in Egypt.
- Ahead, lay a sleepy Nubian town, and beyond lay an angry cataract; the water boiled and frothed through the gorge and over hidden rocks.
- Then the Nubian seated himself on the stone that formed the angle of the house and the road and began smoking his chibouque, while Monte Cristo returned to his study.
- Nubians now form an ethnic minority in Egypt
- The Nubian was the epitome of calm collectedness as he eased the Charger to the curb in front of her converted warehouse home. Shadow Chase
- ‘Notes on the anatomy of the Nubian giraffe Camelopardalis’, Transactions of the Zoological Society of London, 2, 217–48. THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
- The collection includes the coffin of Lady Tahat, a chantress in the temple of Amun, and a set of nested coffins for Tasheret, a lady-in-waiting to Nubian princesses, and, most intriguing, a still-wrapped male whose arms are crossed over his chest in a manner reserved for royal mummies. Egyptian Revival in Atlanta