NUBIAN


Meaning of NUBIAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnü-bē-ən, ˈnyü- ]

noun

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : a native or inhabitant of Nubia

b. : a member of one of the group of dark-skinned peoples that formed a powerful empire between Egypt and Ethiopia from the 6th to the 14th centuries

2. : any of several languages spoken in central and northern Sudan

• Nubian adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.