See Also: Nile(dictionary)
Nile(dictionary)
nile(medicine)
Nile, Battle of the(encyclopedia)
Nile (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Nile River(encyclopedia)
Nile perch(encyclopedia)
Victoria Nile(encyclopedia)
Blue Nile(dictionary)
White Nile(dictionary)

Nile (oh)



the Nile
a river in northeast Africa, the longest river in the world, whose water is used for most of the farming in Egypt and Sudan. It is formed from two rivers: the Blue Nile, which starts in Ethiopia, and the White Nile, which starts in Uganda. The two rivers join in Sudan, and flow north into the Mediterranean Sea.