a lively African-American dance developed in the southern US
Word origin
C19: of Zulu origin
Juba in British English
(ˈdʒuːbə)
noun
1.
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)
2.
the capital of South Sudan, on the White Nile river. Pop: 321 115 (2015 est)
Juba in American English
(ˈdʒubɑ)
river in Africa, flowing from S Ethiopia south through Somalia into the Indian Ocean:c. 1,000 mi (1,609 km)
: also sp. ˈJubba
juba in American English
(ˈdʒubə)
US
noun
a kind of dance characterized by a lively rhythm marked by clapping the hands, popular among blacks on 19th-cent. Southern plantations