- the son of Ham and brother of Canaan (Genesis 10:6)
- the country of the supposed descendants of Cush (ancient Ethiopia), comprising approximately Nubia and modern Sudan, and the territory of southern (or Upper) Egypt
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Cush, Kush /kʌʃ; kʊʃ/ n
cush
(kŏŏsh),USA pronunciation n. [Slang.]
Cush (kŏŏsh, kush),USA pronunciation n.
- Slang Termsmoney, esp. when reserved for some special use.
- Arabic kuskus couscous); or a back formation from cushy
- perh. to be identified with cush sweetened and fried cornmeal (compare Gullah cush, cushcush, ultimately origin, originally uncertain
Cush (kŏŏsh, kush),USA pronunciation n.
- Biblethe eldest son of Ham. Gen. 10:6.
- Biblean area mentioned in the Bible, sometimes identified with Upper Egypt.
- History, Ancient History, Place NamesKingdom of, an ancient African state in this area;
part of the region of Nubia (1000 b.c.–a.d. 350).
'Cush' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Kush
- air cushion
- air cushion vehicle
- coronary cushion
- cottony-cushion scale
- cuisse
- cush-cush
- Cushing's disease
- cushion
- cushion cut
- cushion pink
- cushion rafter
- Cushitic
- cushy
- namaycush
- well-cushioned
- whoopee cushion
- yampee