nub: The crux or central point of a matter.
nubia: From the name of the ancient region and kingdom in Africa, south of Egypt. It possibly derives from the Egyptian word nbw meaning "gold".
The term "Nubia" means many things to many people. In America it has come to be virtually synonymous with blackness and Africa. To ethnographers and linguists, it refers to a specific region straddling southern Egypt and northern Sudan, where black-skinned Nubians have traditionally lived.
nubile: (young woman) sexually mature; old enough for marriage
Nub-Nubia-Nubile
Nubia: Virtually synonymous with Blackness
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