Suba

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noun

An indigenous people of Kenya.

OriginHungarian Suba ← Czech Šuba ← Cebuano Suba →
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Meanings

Suba1

nounSuba pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyAn indigenous people of Kenya.
proper noun
  1. The Bantu language of this people.

Suba2

proper nounSuba (plural Subas)

plural Subas

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. CebuanoSuba
  2. CzechŠuba
  3. HungarianSuba
  4. EnglishSuba

Various origins: * Borrowed from either Hungarian Suba or Czech Šuba. * Borrowed from Cebuano Suba, from suba (“river”).

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APA

Suba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Suba

MLA

“Suba.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Suba. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Suba,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Suba.

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