Luba

See also: luba, lubą, lúba, Ľuba, and lùbà

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Luba

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Etymology 1

 Luba (given name) on Wikipedia

From Slavic

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

Proper noun

Luba (plural Lubas)

1. (Canada) A female given name from Ukrainian [in turn from Slavic].

Etymology 2

 Luba people on Wikipedia

 kingdom of Luba on Wikipedia

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Proper noun

Luba

1. A member of any of various groups of agricultural and hunting people inhabiting the southeastern part of Democratic Republic of the Congo.

   Synonym: Baluba

   Hyponyms: Luba-Kantanga, Hemba, Lulua

2. 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.

   Synonym: Tshiluba

   Hyponyms: Luba-Kasai, Luba-Lulua

3. (historical) Ellipsis of Luba Empire, Kingdom of Luba.: A historical country in Africa

Derived terms

• Kingdom of Luba
• Luba Empire

Anagrams

• Baul, UBAL, bual

Ilocano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluba/ [ˈlu.ba]
• Hyphenation: Lu‧ba

Proper noun

Luba (Kur-itan spelling ᜎᜓᜊ)

1. A municipality of Abra, Philippines.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlubaʔ/ [ˈluː.bɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -ubaʔ
• Syllabification: Lu‧ba

Proper noun

Lubà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜊ)

1. A municipality of Abra, Philippines