# Nubia

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #56,325

## Definitions
1. The region of the upper Nile valley now part of Sudan and far-southern Egypt.
2. The former polity ruling that region.

## Etymology
The origin of this word is contested. At root it is probably a geographical rather than an ethnic designation. (See Nubians § Etymology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia). The related term Noba was used (with some uncertainty even among the writers as to its meaning) both for a people already living in the area and for those who conquered it in the 4th century CE.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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