I. küˈbä noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Kuba, town in northeast Azerbaidzhan, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
: an eastern Caucasian carpet of coarse but firm weave resembling the Shirvan in design — called also Kabistan
II. ˈkübə noun
( plural kuba or kubas )
Usage: usually capitalized
1. : a Bantu-speaking people of the central Congo
2. : a member of the Kuba people