# Nubian

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnjʉːbiːən/ · frequency rank #45,548

## Definitions
1. An inhabitant of ancient Nubia or a person of Nubian descent.
2. An African or person of African descent.
3. A person with dark skin, as of Africans and people of African descent.
4. Synonym of Anglo-Nubian goat.

## Etymology
From Nubia + -an.

## Common misspellings (8)
`nbuian`, `nnubian`, `nubain`, `nubbian`, `nubiann`, `nubina`, `nuiban`, `unbian`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nubian