Uele

American

[wey-luh] / ˈweɪ lə /

noun

a river in central Africa flowing W from the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Ubangi River. 700 miles (1,125 km) long.

Uele British

/ ˈweɪlə /

noun

a river in central Africa, rising near the border between the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre) and Uganda and flowing west to join the Bomu River and form the Ubangi River. Length: about 1100 km (700 miles)

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Uele said he did have concerns that somebody in the crowd might have the virus without knowing it.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 13, 2020

For fan Iki Uele, it was a pleasure just seeing all the people.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 13, 2020

The outbreak began 22 April in the Likati Health Zone of the Bas Uele Province, which is in the northern region of the DRC that borders the Central African Republic.

From Science Magazine • May 12, 2017

By evening Uele thought he had now made the boat, but when he wanted to get into it, he had nothing but wooden bowls.

From Household Tales by Brothers Grimm by Hunt, Margaret

One male collected in the Uele District, in a small forest tract between Faradje and Aba, is strikingly larger; wing, 134; tail 194.

From Descriptions of Three New Birds from the Belgian Congo Bulletin of the AMNH , Vol. XXXIV, Art. XVI, pp. 509-513, Oct. 20th, 1915 by Chapin, James

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