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Nilote
[ nahy-loh-tee ]
noun
, plural Ni·lo·tes, (especially collectively) Ni·lo·te.
- Rare. a member of any of various Indigenous Black peoples from the region surrounding the southern Nile Valley, especially those speaking a Nilotic language.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Nilote1
First recorded in 1890–95; Nil(e) ( def ) + -ot, from Greek -ōtēs personal noun suffix
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