nubia

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from The 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]

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