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Cush ¹  (ksh, ksh)

In the Bible, the oldest son of Ham.

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Cush ² also Kush  (ksh, ksh)

1. An ancient region of northeast Africa where the biblical descendants of Cush settled. It is often identified with Ethiopia.

2. An ancient kingdom of Nubia in northern Sudan. It flourished from the 11th century b.c. to the 4th century a.d., when its capital fell to the Ethiopians.

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Cushite adj. & n.

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cush  (ksh)

n. Chiefly Southern U.S.

A dish made by frying or boiling cornmeal or crumbled cornbread with grease and often other ingredients such as pieces of meat or onion.

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Cush, Kush [kʌʃ kʊʃ]

n Old Testament

1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) the son of Ham and brother of Canaan (Genesis 10:6)

2. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) the country of the supposed descendants of Cush (ancient Ethiopia), comprising approximately Nubia and the modern Sudan, and the territory of southern (or Upper) Egypt