Nile

American  

[nahyl] / naɪl /

noun

1. a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3,473 miles (5,592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4,000 miles (6,440 km) long.

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Nile British  

/ naɪl /

noun

1. a river in Africa, rising in S central Burundi in its remotest headstream, the Luvironza: flows into Lake Victoria and leaves the lake as the Victoria Nile , flowing to Lake Albert, which is drained by the Albert Nile , becoming the White Nile at Lake No , then flowing through South Sudan; joined by its chief tributary, the Blue Nile (which rises near Lake Tana, Ethiopia) at Khartoum, and flows north to its delta on the Mediterranean; the longest river in the world. Length: (from the source of the Luvironza to the Mediterranean) 6741 km (4187 miles)

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On Saturday, visitors alerted staff after spotting 10 Nile crocodiles hatching without any human intervention.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Sirius Travel is organizing a Nile cruise, from around $7,300, that ends with an eclipse viewing in the ancient city of Luxor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

Her latest album, HOPE!!, was released earlier this year with tracks produced by Pharrell Williams, and collaborations with Ayra Starr, Quavo, Nile Rogers and Diane Warren.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

The Theban Necropolis, located across the Nile from Luxor, contains more than 400 tombs.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

Any reader steeped in the history of Western civilization would be forgiven for assuming that African food production began in ancient Egypt’s Nile Valley, land of the pharaohs and pyramids.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond