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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   a Bantu language spoken in southeastern Congo wordnet
2. 2
   a member of a Bantu people in southeastern Congo wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A female given name from Ukrainian [in turn from Slavic]. Canada
2. 2
   A member of any of various groups of agricultural and hunting people inhabiting the southeastern part of Democratic Republic of the Congo.
3. 3
   A Bantu language spoken by the Luba people of central Africa; one of the two Bantu languages spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
4. 4
   Ellipsis of the Luba Empire and Kingdom of Luba: a historical country in Africa. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, historical

Synonyms

All synonyms

balubachilubachilubaluba languagetshilubatshiluba

Etymology

From Slavic * (English-language female given name found in Canada): From Ukrainian Люба (Ljuba)

Related phrases

Kingdom of LubaLuba Empire

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