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Victoria Nile

American  

noun

  1. a section of the upper Nile River in central Uganda between Lake Victoria and Lake Albert. 260 miles (418 km) long.


Victoria Nile British  

noun

  1. See Nile

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On an island in the Victoria Nile, the team at Uganda’s Wildwaters Lodge was used to riding out the seasonal fluctuations in water levels.

From Washington Post • Dec. 15, 2021

Last week Pilot Marsh left Nairobi for an African village named Masindi, planning to circle the spectacular Murchison Falls of the Victoria Nile on the way.

From Time Magazine Archive

Leaving the South Seas, the Johnsons reached the Indian Ocean, crossed to Alexandria, went up to the Victoria Nile.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Victoria Nile or Somerset river was about 150 yards wide; the cliffs on the south side were higher than those upon the north, being about 150 feet above the river.

From The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile by Baker, Samuel White, Sir

We have lastly the Victoria Nile of the Victoria N'yanza, following the same principle, and flowing from the south-east to the Albert N'yanza.

From Ismailia by Baker, Samuel White, Sir