Blue Nile

American  

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.

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Blue Nile British  

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)

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Blue Nile

It has spread to southeastern Blue Nile state, bordering Ethiopia and South Sudan, raising fears of a prolonged and fragmented conflict.

From Barron's ● May 5, 2026

Near her office, a towering figure of the Nubian god Apedemak stands guard next to the Blue Nile.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

In Scotland, fans are already theorising she'll play Guilty As Sin, as it references local band The Blue Nile.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2024

The team investigated the Shinfa-Metema 1 site in the lowlands of present-day northwestern Ethiopia along the Shinfa River, a tributary of the Blue Nile River.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 20, 2024

It forms part of the foot-hills of the Abyssinian plateau and is traversed by the Blue Nile and its affluent the Tumat.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various