Nile

American

[nahyl] / naɪl /

noun

a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3,473 miles (5,592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4,000 miles (6,440 km) long.

Nile British

/ naɪl /

noun

a river in Africa, rising in S central Burundi in its remotest headstream, the Luvironza: flows into Lake Victoria and leaves the lake as the Victoria Nile , flowing to Lake Albert, which is drained by the Albert Nile , becoming the White Nile at Lake No , then flowing through South Sudan; joined by its chief tributary, the Blue Nile (which rises near Lake Tana, Ethiopia) at Khartoum, and flows north to its delta on the Mediterranean; the longest river in the world. Length: (from the source of the Luvironza to the Mediterranean) 6741 km (4187 miles)

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Culex are more interested in biting birds rather than humans and are California’s primary spreader of West Nile virus.

From Los Angeles Times

Recent attacks led by the SPLM-N in Blue Nile State south-east of the Kordofans also threaten to widen Sudan's war into a regional conflict.

From BBC

Christie is the world's best-selling author of all time and is known for her 66 detective novels, including Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile.

From BBC

Al-Sunut forest had long served as a haven for migratory birds and a vital green shield against the Nile's seasonal floods.

From Barron's

Authorities in River Nile state said on Thursday that 21 bodies had been recovered, AFP news agency reported.

From BBC

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