Difference between revisions of "Nubia"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_148853" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_148853" /> == | ||
<p> (n.) | <p> (n.) A light fabric of wool, worn on the head by women; a cloud. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77216" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77216" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> A large and ill-defined region of [[North-East]] Africa, lies between Egypt (N.) and Abyssinia (S.), and stretches from the Red Sea (E.) to the desert (W.); is divided into Lower and Upper Nubia, Dongola being the dividing point; [[Nubia]] has in recent times rather fallen under the wider designation of [[Egyptian]] Soudan; except by the banks of the Nile the country is bare and arid desert; climate is hot and dry, but quite healthy. </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:46, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) A light fabric of wool, worn on the head by women; a cloud.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
A large and ill-defined region of North-East Africa, lies between Egypt (N.) and Abyssinia (S.), and stretches from the Red Sea (E.) to the desert (W.); is divided into Lower and Upper Nubia, Dongola being the dividing point; Nubia has in recent times rather fallen under the wider designation of Egyptian Soudan; except by the banks of the Nile the country is bare and arid desert; climate is hot and dry, but quite healthy.
