Nubia

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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