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Look up: Nubia

  1. Nubia
    Region of the Nile valley linking Egypt and Sudan, much of it flooded to create the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser. As Nubians have moved into major cities, their music has developed into urban styles and has influenced Cairo's al-jeel sound.
    Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/africabeyond/africa

  2. Nubia
    [n] - an ancient region of northeastern Africa (southern Egypt and northern Sudan) on the Nile
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Nubia
    Former African country now divided between Egypt and Sudan; it gives its name to the Nubian Desert south of Lake Nasser. Ancient Egypt, which was briefly ruled by Nubian kings in the 8th-7th...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  4. Nubia
    Nu'bi·a noun [ From Latin nubes cloud.] A light fabric of wool, worn on the head by women; a cloud.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/N/38

  5. Nubia
    noun an ancient region of northeastern Africa (southern Egypt and northern Sudan) on the Nile; much of Nubia is now under Lake Nasser
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  6. Nubia
    `Nubia` was the name for the region to the south of Egypt, along the Nile and in what is now northern Sudan. Most of Nubia was situated in Sudan with about a quarter of its territory in Egypt. In ancient times it was an independent kingdom. Nubian people spoke at least two varieties of the Nubian language group. First, a Nilo-Saharan subfamily included Nobiin, Kenuzi-Dongola, Midob and several related varieties in the northern part of the Nuba...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nubia

  7. Nubia
    • (n.) A light fabric of wool, worn on the head by women; a cloud. • (n.) A light fabric of wool, worn on the head by women; a cloud.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. Nubia
    ancient region in northeastern Africa, extending approximately from the Nile River valley (near the first cataract in Upper Egypt) eastward to the ... [11 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/n/61

  9. Nubia
    Nubia is a Egyptian girl name. The meaning of the name is `From Nubia ` The name Nubia doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Nubia seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Nub

  10. nubia
    nubia 1. A woman's light scarf worn over the head and neck. 2. A light, knitted fabric of wool, worn on the head by women. 3. A cloud. 4. When capitalized, Nubia refers to a desert region and ancient kingdom in the Nile River valley of southern Egypt and northern Sudan. After the 20th century B.C., it was controlled by the rulers of Egypt, although...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  11. Nubia
    Nubia (nOO'bēu) , ancient state of NE Africa. At the height of its political power Nubia extended, from north to south, from the First Cataract of the Nile (near Aswan, Egypt) to Khartoum, in Sudan. It early came under the influence of the pharaohs, and in the 20th cent. B.C. Seti I comple...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0


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