Definitions for nile
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1. Nile, Nile Rivernoun

   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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1. Nilenoun

   Usually considered to be the longest river in the world, the Nile flows 6,677 km (4,150 miles) through Khartoum and Cairo in Africa into the Mediterranean Sea.

2. Etymology: From Νεῖλος.

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1. Nile

   The Nile is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile is the longest river in Africa and has historically been considered the longest river in the world, though this has been contested by research suggesting that the Amazon River is slightly longer. Of the world's major rivers, the Nile is one of the smallest, as measured by annual flow in cubic metres of water. About 6,650 km (4,130 mi) long, its drainage basin covers eleven countries: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Republic of the Sudan, and Egypt. In particular, the Nile is the primary water source of Egypt, Sudan and South Sudan. Additionally, the Nile is an important economic river, supporting agriculture and fishing. The Nile has two major tributaries – the White Nile and the Blue Nile. The White Nile is traditionally considered to be the headwaters stream. However, the Blue Nile is the source of most of the water of the Nile downstream, containing 80% of the water and silt. The White Nile is longer and rises in the Great Lakes region. It begins at Lake Victoria and flows through Uganda and South Sudan. The Blue Nile begins at Lake Tana in Ethiopia and flows into Sudan from the southeast. The two rivers meet at the Sudanese capital of Khartoum.The northern section of the river flows north almost entirely through the Nubian Desert to Cairo and its large delta, and the river flows into the Mediterranean Sea at Alexandria. Egyptian civilization and Sudanese kingdoms have depended on the river and its annual flooding since ancient times. Most of the population and cities of Egypt lie along those parts of the Nile valley north of the Aswan Dam. Nearly all the cultural and historical sites of Ancient Egypt developed and are found along river banks. The Nile is, with the Rhône and Po, one of the three Mediterranean rivers with the largest water discharge.

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1. nile

   The Nile is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa, often regarded as the longest river in the world, stretching about 4,135 miles (6,650 kilometers). It is an international river that passes through eleven countries - Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan, and Egypt. The Nile has two major tributaries, the White Nile and the Blue Nile. The river and its basin play a significant role in the politics, economy, and culture of these countries.

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1. Nilenoun

   the great river of Egypt

2. Etymology: [L. Nilus, Gr. Nei^los.]

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1. Nile

   The Nile is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa, generally regarded as the longest river in the world. It is 6,650 km long. The Nile is an "international" river as its water resources are shared by eleven countries, namely, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan and Egypt. In particular, the Nile River provides the primary water resource, and, therefore, it is the life artery for its downstream countries, such as Egypt and Sudan. The Nile has two major tributaries, the White Nile and Blue Nile. The White Nile is longer and rises in the Great Lakes region of central Africa, with the most distant source still undetermined but located in either Rwanda or Burundi. It flows north through Tanzania, Lake Victoria, Uganda and South Sudan. The Blue Nile is the source of most of the water and fertile soil. It begins at Lake Tana in Ethiopia at 12°02′09″N 037°15′53″E / 12.03583°N 37.26472°E and flows into Sudan from the southeast. The two rivers meet near the Sudanese capital of Khartoum.

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1. Nile

   the longest river of Africa, and one of the most noted in the world's history; the Shimiyu, Isanga, and other streams which flow into Victoria Nyanza from the S. are regarded as its ultimate head-waters; from Victoria Nyanza, the Victoria Nile or Somerset River holds a north-westerly course to Albert Nyanza, whence it issues under the name of the Bahr-el-Jebel, swelled by the waters of the Semliki from Albert Edward Nyanza; about 650 m. N. it is joined by the Bahr-el-Ghazal from the W., and bending to the E., now under the name White Nile, receives on that side the Sobat, and as a sluggish navigable stream flows past Fashoda on to Khartoum, where it is met by the Bahr-al-Azrak or Blue Nile; 200 m. lower it receives the Atbara or Black Nile. Through Egypt the river's course is confined to a valley some 10 m. broad, which owes its great fertility to the alluvial deposits left by the river during it annual overflow (July to October, caused by seasonal rains in Abyssinia, &c.). From Khartoum to Assouan occur the cataracts; below this the stream is navigable. A few miles N. of Cairo begins the delta which lies within the Rosetta and Damietta—two main branches of the divided river—and is some 150 m. broad at its base. From Victoria Nyanza to the coast the river measures about 3400 m. Nilsson, Christine

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. NILE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Nile is ranked #46568 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Nile surname appeared 457 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Nile.
   
   84.6% or 387 total occurrences were White.
   11.6% or 53 total occurrences were Black.
   1.9% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Anagrams for nile »

1. LEIN

2. lien

3. line

4. Neil

How to pronounce nile?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nile in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of nile in a Sentence

1. Alan Fenwick:

   For people who live on the banks of the Nile and on the banks of these lakes, they can easily get reinfected because they don't have a water supply, they go back swimming, they go back fishing, and there isn't a great deal of immunity.

2. Tarek El Molla:

   Keeping production at the level it is now is in itself a success because you are netting off the natural decline in the reservoirs by adding new production of oil, (Increased production) might be in the year 2017, 2018 when gas comes from Zohr and from the West Nile Delta (fields), condensate will come, so by that time, it (oil output) may be something more.

3. Mohamed Idris:

   The continuation of the coup means more death as we saw in Blue Nile, Darfur, and other places.

4. Toby Lanzer:

   Military operations in Unity and Upper Nile states over the past three days in particular have again devastated countless lives, eyewitness accounts report targeted rape and killing of civilians, including children.

5. Henry David Thoreau:

   As for the pyramids, there is nothing to wonder at in them so much as the fact that so many men could be found degraded enough to spend their lives constructing a tomb for some ambitious booby, whom it would have been wiser and manlier to have drowned in the Nile, and then given his body to the dogs.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=nile
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nile
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nile
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=nile
7. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Nile
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html