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Juba
1[ joo-bah ]
noun
- a female day name for Monday. day name
Juba
2[ joo-bah ]
noun
- Italian Giuba [joo, -bah]. a river in E Africa, flowing S from S Ethiopia through Somalia to the Indian Ocean. 1,000 miles (1,609 km) long.
- the capital of South Sudan, on the White Nile.
juba
3[ joo-buh ]
noun
- a lively dance characterized by rhythmic hand clapping, body and thigh slapping, and stomping, developed by African Americans enslaved on Southern plantations in the 19th century.
juba
1/ ˈːə /
noun
- a lively African-American dance developed in the southern US
Juba
2/ ˈːə /
noun
- a river in NE Africa, rising in S central Ethiopia and flowing south across Somalia to the Indian Ocean: the chief river of Somalia. Length: about 1660 km (1030 miles)
- the capital of South Sudan, on the White Nile river. Pop: 250 000 (2006 est)
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Juba1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Juba1
Example Sentences
The British and US embassies have scaled down their diplomatic staff and urged their citizens to leave the country while the Norwegian and German embassies have closed their operations in Juba.
Earlier this month, Uganda said it had deployed troops to South Sudan at the request of President Kiir's government, though Juba has denied this.
Uganda has deployed special forces to South Sudan's capital, Juba, to help President Salva Kiir to "secure it", Uganda's military chief Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has said.
It led to heavy fighting in Juba, with Kiir accusing Machar of plotting a coup.
President Kiir has insisted that South Sudan will not return to war, government spokesperson Michael Makuei told reporters in the capital Juba on Wednesday.
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