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 |
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Instance of | river | A large natural stream of water (larger / larger than a creek) |
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Part of | Egypt, Arab Republic of Egypt, United Arab Republic | A republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971 |
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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 |
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Catalan | Nil |
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Adjectives | Nilotic | of or relating to the Nile River or the people living near it |
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