Blue Nile

noun

1. a river in E Africa, flowing NNW from Lake Tana in Ethiopia into the Nile at Khartoum: a tributary of the Nile. About 950 miles (1,530 km) long.

Blue Nile

noun

1. a river in E Africa, rising in central Ethiopia as the Abbai and flowing southeast, then northwest to join the White Nile. Length: about 1530 km (950 miles)

Example Sentences

Violence in both Sudan and South Sudan is raging, particularly in the regions of Jonglei, Darfur, South Kordofan, and Blue Nile.

From The Daily Beast

Satellite Sentinel has offered indelible digital evidence of attacks in Abyei, Blue Nile, Darfur, and South Kordofan.

From The Daily Beast

Motionless the fronds of the tall palms along the water front; motionless the columns of the temple reflected in the blue Nile.

From Project Gutenberg

We are going with the expedition up the Blue Nile, and will then land and strike across the desert, to the Atbara.

From Project Gutenberg

He then broke up his camp and marched away, intending to cross the Blue Nile, and join the Khalifa.

From Project Gutenberg

Under the name Blue Nile the united streams flow on in a single current in a northwesterly direction.

From Project Gutenberg

Then Luttrell looked out across to the Blue Nile and those old wondrous days faded from his vision.

From Project Gutenberg