"Luba" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Lubas [plural]
Etymology: From Slavic * (English-language female given name found in Canada): From Ukrainian Люба (Ljuba) Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sla|Luba}} Slavic, {{sense|English-language female given name found in Canada}} (English-language female given name found in Canada):, {{bor|en|uk|Люба}} Ukrainian Люба (Ljuba) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Luba (plural Lubas)
  1. (Canada) A female given name from Ukrainian [in turn from Slavic] Tags: Canada Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Luba-en-name-iR98VEUj Categories (other): Canadian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-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. Categories (topical): Ethnonyms Synonyms: Baluba Hyponyms: Luba-Kantanga, Hemba, Lulua
    Sense id: en-Luba-en-name-F8C4wh4y
  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. Categories (topical): Languages Synonyms: Tshiluba Hyponyms: Luba-Kasai, Luba-Lulua
    Sense id: en-Luba-en-name-SNc8~o~G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 16 48 5
  3. (historical) Ellipsis of Luba Empire, Kingdom of Luba.: A historical country in Africa Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, historical Alternative form of: Luba Empire (extra: A historical country in Africa), Kingdom of Luba (extra: A historical country in Africa) Categories (place): Historical polities Derived forms: Kingdom of Luba, Luba Empire
    Sense id: en-Luba-en-name-GjDghXto
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Luba meaning in English (4.2kB)

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