NILE


Meaning of NILE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnī(-ə)l ]

geographical name

river 4160 miles (6693 kilometers ) E Africa flowing from Lake Victoria in Uganda N into the Mediterranean in Egypt; in various sections called specifically: Vic·to·ria Nile vik-ˈtȯr-ē-ə or Som·er·set Nile ˈsə-mər-sət, -ˌset between Lake Victoria & Lake Albert; Al·bert Nile ˈal-bərt bet. Lake Albert & Lake No; & White Nile from Lake No to Khartoum — see Blue Nile

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