Nile
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Nile
- /naɪl/
Rhymes with -aɪl
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek Νεῖλος (Neîlos).
proper noun Nilus
- A large river in Africa, usually considered to be the longest river in the world; its basin covers Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan, and Egypt, flowing north through Khartoum and Cairo into the Mediterranean Sea. The seven mouths of the Nile then, from east to west, are the Pelusian, the Mendesian, the Bucolic, the Sebennytic, the Saïtic, the Bolbitine, and the Canopic. Such is the account of Heredotus.
- A township in Ohio, United States, named after the river; in full, Nile Township, Scioto County, Ohio.
- A locality in Northern Midlands council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: nile river, river, prejudice, lin, virus, harm, nil, none, neil, neill, nael, nils, waterway, stream, brook, creek
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Talk about this word "Nile." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nile. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Nile. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nile "Nile." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nile.Cite this
@misc{nile_2026,
title = {Nile},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nile},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
