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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.


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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But for the engineer, Mr Moges, the power generated on the Blue Nile will eventually make a difference.

From BBC

Ethiopia says it has completed building a mega-dam on the Blue Nile that has long been a source of tension with Egypt and Sudan.

From BBC

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

From BBC

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

Cavens and Vadon — who had worked together at online jewelry retailer Blue Nile — saw an opening in the digital market to focus on moms with young kids.

From Seattle Times