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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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


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]
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