NOUN | object | Nile, Nile River | the world's longest river (4150 miles) |
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Sounds | nay'l | |
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Rhymes | aisle ... worthwhile: 64 rhymes with ayl... |
Meaning | The world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization. | |
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Synonym | Nile River | |
Instance of | river | A large natural stream of water (larger / larger than a creek) |
Part of | Egypt, Arab Republic of Egypt, United Arab Republic | A republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971 |
Sudan, Republic of the Sudan, Soudan | A republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea | |
Uganda, Republic of Uganda | A landlocked republic in eastern Africa | |
Spanish | Nilo | |
Catalan | Nil | |
Adjectives | Nilotic | of or relating to the Nile River or the people living near it |
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