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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Nile

Experts have also ruled out West Nile virus and heavy metals as factors that could have contributed to her death.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

The California Department of Public Health reports that West Nile virus activity in the state, which is transmitted from infected mosquitoes, has reached a five-year high, with over 250 cases to date and 19 fatalities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The two were already at odds over Addis Ababa's new Nile mega-dam, with Egypt strengthening ties with Eritrea in recent months.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

So far this year, Los Angeles County has seen 100 cases of West Nile virus, resulting in five deaths, the county’s Department of Public Health said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

There were fifty of them, all of them daughters of Danaüs, one of Io’s descendants, who dwelt by the Nile.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton