Nilote

[ nahy-loh-tee ]

noun

, plural Ni·lo·tes, (especially collectively) Ni·lo·te.

1. Rare. a member of any of various Indigenous Black peoples from the region surrounding the southern Nile Valley, especially those speaking a Nilotic language.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Nilote¹

First recorded in 1890–95; Nil(e) ( def ) + -ot, from Greek -ōtēs personal noun suffix