Nubian adjective & noun. ['nju:bɪǝn] LME.
[Partly from medieval Latin Nubianus, from Nubia Nubia, from Latin Nubae Nubians from Greek Noubai; partly from Nubia: see below, -AN.]
A. noun.
1. (A descendant of) a native or inhabitant of Nubia, a region and former kingdom comprising southern Egypt and northern Sudan. LME.

2. A member of an Eastern Christian sect. Only in LME.

3. Any of several Sudanic languages spoken by the Nubians. E17.

4. A goat of a breed distinguished by a convex profile, large pendulous ears, short hair, and long legs, probably of N. African and Indian origin. L19.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to Nubia, its people, or their languages. E17.

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