NILE

Nile, Nile River

(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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Nile, n. Etym: [L. Nilus, gr.

Definition: The great river of Egypt. Nile bird. (Zoöl.) (a) The wryneck. [Prov. Eng.] (b) The crocodile bird.

– Nile goose (Zoöl.), the Egyptian goose. See Note under Goose, 2.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

19 June 2024

ATROPHIED

(adjective) (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use; “partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm”


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