Kuba

1 of 2

noun (1)

Ku·​ba

küˈbä

plural -s

: an eastern Caucasian carpet of coarse but firm weave resembling the Shirvan in design

called also Kabistan

Kuba

2 of 2

noun (2)

Ku·​ba

ˈkübə

plural Kuba or Kubas

1

: a Bantu-speaking people of the area around the central Congo River

2

: a member of the Kuba people

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

from Kuba, town in northeast Azerbaidzhan, U.S.S.R.

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