The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
nubia \nu"bi*a\, n. [From L. nubes cloud.] A light fabric of wool, worn on the head by women; a cloud. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Nubia n 1: an ancient region of northeastern Africa (southern Egypt and northern Sudan) on the Nile; much of Nubia is now under Lake Nasser