Blue Nile
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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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
This began in 2011 on the Blue Nile tributary in Ethiopia’s northern-western highlands, from where 85% of the Nile's water flow.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 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
To our right lay the White Nile, flowing between its green banks, beyond it the Blue Nile could just be seen, and the ruins of Khartum were visible behind the thick belt of palm-trees.
From Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 by Wingate, F. R.
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