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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