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☆ juba (jo̵̅o̅′bə)

noun

a Southern plantation black dance of the 19th cent., characterized by a lively rhythm marked by clapping the hands

Etymology: < Zulu, lit., to kick about

Juba definition

Juba (jo̵̅o̅′bä)

river in Africa, flowing from S Ethiopia south through Somalia into the Indian Ocean: c. 1,000 mi (1,609 km)
also sp. Jubba Jub′ba

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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