Nubian
['nju:biən]
Definition
(noun.) a native or inhabitant of Nubia; 'Nubians now form an ethnic minority in Egypt'.
Editor: Timmy--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to Nubia in Eastern Africa.
(n.) A native of Nubia.
Inputed by Byron
Examples
- He claps his hands and Mesrour the Nubian appears, with bare arms, bangles, yataghans, and every Eastern ornament--gaunt, tall, and hideous. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Against it stand four colossal Nubians, as black as night, dressed in white marble garments. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- There is nothing new in Nubians. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Editor: Rhoda