nile
noun
Simple meaning
The world's longest river.
Pronunciation
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nylIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈnaɪl
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Definition
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noun
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
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
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A dangerous crocodile widely distributed in Africa.
The world's longest river (4150 miles).
Any of various plants of the genus Agapanthus having umbels of showy blue to purple flowers.
A headstream of the Nile.
A group of Nilo-Saharan language spoken in parts of the Sudan and Zaire and Uganda and Tanzania.
Encephalitis caused by the West Nile virus.
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