White Nile
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Akeer Amou, 33, fled Jonglei for an informal camp on the banks of the White Nile, where she gave birth to her fifth child.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
The city is bounded by two great rivers, the Blue and White Nile, and the army's fight to regain control has been defined by these geographical constraints.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2025
The Blue Nile meets the White Nile in Sudan’s capital of Khartoum, before winding northward through Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2023
Aid agency Islamic Relief reports that some farmers have resorted to eating sorghum and millet seed stocks, depleting the amount available for planting, with the situation worsening particularly in Darfur, Kordofan, White Nile and Sennar.
From Reuters ● Jul. 17, 2023
Beyond those swampy lands is the White Nile River.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
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