Nile

//naɪl// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A large river in Africa flowing through Khartoum and Cairo into the Mediterranean Sea, usually considered to be the longest river in the world.

    "The seven mouths of the Nile then, from east to west, are the Pelusian, the Mendesian, the Bucolic, the Sebennytic, the Saïtic, the Bolbitine, and the Canopic. Such is the account of Heredotus."

  2. 2
    A township in Ohio, United States, named after the river; in full, Nile Township, Scioto County, Ohio.
  3. 3
    A locality in Northern Midlands council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.

Synonyms

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nile river

Example

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"No river in the world is longer than the Nile."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Νεῖλος (Neîlos).

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