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Nilote

American

[nahy-loh-tee] / naɪˈloʊ ti /

Also Nilot

noun

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

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noun

Etymology

Origin of Nilote

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

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