nubia

2 definitions found

nubia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  nubia \nu"bi*a\, n. [From L. nubes cloud.]
     A light fabric of wool, worn on the head by women; a cloud.
     [1913 Webster]

nubia - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Nubia
      n 1: an ancient region of northeastern Africa (southern Egypt
           and northern Sudan) on the Nile; much of Nubia is now under
           Lake Nasser