adjective
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of or relating to the Nile
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of, relating to, or belonging to a tall Negroid pastoral people inhabiting South Sudan, parts of Kenya and Uganda, and neighbouring countries
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relating to or belonging to the group of languages spoken by the Nilotic peoples
noun
Etymology
Origin of Nilotic
1645–55; < Latin Nīlōticus of the Nile < Greek Neilōtikós. See Nile, -otic
Example Sentences
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These differences reflect the influence of indigenous languages - Nigeria has more than 500 languages which shape its cadence and intonation, while Kenya's Bantu, Nilotic and Cushitic mix give rise to its own accents.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
But this Nilotic tribe, apparently, had some media savvy.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2018
The Nilotic Negroes to the south early became great traders in ivory, gold, leopard skins, gums, beasts, birds, and slaves, and they opened up systematic trade between Egypt and the Great Lakes.
From The Negro by W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt) Du Bois
I was kissed with cancerous kisses by crocodiles, and laid, confounded with all unutterable slimy things, among reeds and Nilotic mud.
From The Opium Habit by Horace B. Day
To Syene have we been and all the Nilotic towns.
From The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt by Elizabeth Miller
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