| 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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