NILOTIC

Nilotic

(adjective) of or relating to or constituting the Nilotic group of languages; “Nilotic syntax”

Nilotic

(adjective) of or relating to the Nile River or the people living near it

Nilotic, Nilotic language

(noun) a group of languages of East Africa belonging to the Chari-Nile group

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Ni*lot"ic, a. Etym: [L. Niloticus, fr. Nilus th Nile, Gr. nilotique.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to the river Nile; as, the Nilotic crocodile.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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Coffee Trivia

Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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