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Makuria.

A medieval Nubian kingdom in what is now southern Egypt and northern Sudan.

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  1. A medieval Nubian kingdom in what is now southern Egypt and northern Sudan.

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From Old Nubian ⲙⲁⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲁ (makouria), possibly from ⲙⲁⲕⲁ- (maka-, “to”) + ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩ (ourou, “king”), intending 'the king's land' or 'the kingdom'.

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