Nubia
pronunciation
How to pronounce Nubia in British English:
UK [ˈnju:bjə]
How to pronounce Nubia in American English:
US [ˈnubiə, ˈnju-]
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- Noun:
- an ancient region of northeastern Africa (southern Egypt and northern Sudan) on the Nile; much of Nubia is now under Lake Nasser
Word Origin
- Nubia
- ultimately from a local word, said to be related to Coptic noubti "to weave," or from Nubian nub "gold." In the fashion sense "woman's light scarf" it is from French, from Latin nubes "cloud" (see nuance).
Example
- 1. International campaign to save the monuments of nubia ;
- 2. Such wealth helped motivate rome 's conquest of egypt , which brought access to the gold mines in nubia and the caravans that delivered other luxuries from farther south .
- 3. In china , zte is hoping to reposition itself in the highly competitive chinese handset market by launching a separate brand , called nubia , aimed at high-end users .
- 4. Petrography and diagenetic history of the nubia formation at kharga oasis , western desert , egypt .
- 5. Designed around technology imported from nubia and elsewhere , the royal starship 's unique spaceframe was crafted at theed .