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Nubian

relating to Nubia, the Nile region south of Egypt with deep political, military, and cultural ties to Egypt.

Category
People and identity
Region
Nubia

What it means

Nubian refers to the peoples and cultures of Nubia, south of Egypt along the Nile. Nubian kingdoms such as Kush traded with, fought, influenced, and at times ruled Egypt while preserving their own identities.

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