Luba
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Slavic
Proper noun
[edit]Luba (plural Lubas)
- (Canada) A female given name from Ukrainian [in turn from Slavic]
Etymology 2
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Proper noun
[edit]Luba
- 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
- 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
- (historical) Ellipsis of Luba Empire, Kingdom of Luba.: A historical country in Africa
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