Juba Definition

jo͝obə
noun
A kind of dance characterized by a lively rhythm marked by clapping the hands, popular among blacks on 19th-cent. Southern plantations.
Webster's New World

(zoology) The mane of an animal.

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(botany) A loose panicle whose axis falls to pieces, as in certain grasses.

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pronoun
The capital city of South Sudan.
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Other Word Forms of Juba

Noun

Singular:
juba
Plural:
jubae

Origin of Juba

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin, a mane.

    From Wiktionary

Juba Sentence Examples

  • At the end of the war, Caesar bestowed upon Bocchus part of the territory of Massinissa, Juba's ally, which was recovered after Caesar's murder by Massinissa's son Arabion.

  • Cleopatra's daughter by Antony (Cleopatra Selene) was married in 25 to Juba II.

  • Of the three headstreams, the Web, the Ganale and the Daua, the Ganale (or Ganana) is the central river and the true upper course of the Juba.

  • Below the Daua the river, now known as the Juba, receives no tributary of importance.

  • On the west a series of small lakes and backwaters receives water from the Juba during the rains.

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Words Starting With

JJUJUB

Words Ending With

ABAUBA

Unscrambles

juba

Words Starting With J and Ending With A

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Word Length

4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With J4 Letter Words Ending With A