ˈnīˌlät, -_lət noun
( plural ni·lo·tes nīlōd.(ˌ)ēz, -ōˌtēz)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: modification (influenced by English -ot as in cypriot ) of Greek Neilōtēs in the Nile, on the Nile, from Neilos Nile
: a native of the region of the Upper Nile