Nubian

noun

Nu·​bi·​an ˈnü-bē-ən 

ˈnyü-

1

a

: a native or inhabitant of Nubia

b

: a member of one of the group of dark-skinned peoples that formed a powerful empire between Egypt and Ethiopia from the 6th to the 14th centuries

2

: any of several languages spoken in central and northern Sudan

Nubian adjective

Examples of Nubian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

He was identified and arrested on Monday at the Nubian Square station. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2026

The designers will fly to Tokyo next week for a cocktail reception and private dinner at Nubian, a trailblazing fashion retailer located in the heart of Shibuya, Tokyo. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 20 Nov. 2025

The additional police were deployed to the hot-spot areas of the South End, Newmarket and Nubian Square with the aim to crack down on the crime and drug use that’s spread like wildfire to other neighborhoods, city officials have said. — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025

The new building in the mostly industrial neighborhood of Newmarket is a result of consolidating the charter school’s previous campuses in Mission Hill, Hyde Park and Nubian Square. — Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025

This time Wu is tapping Boston police officers who graduated from the academy last month, part of a plan to boost police deployments to the hot-spot areas of the South End, Newmarket and Nubian Square. — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025

The school will bring together students and staff from Roxbury Prep’s Mission Hill, Hyde Park and Nubian Square campuses. — Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 19 Aug. 2025

The boy fled to the Nubian Square bus station and contacted police. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 4 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a