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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHITE NILE

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White Nile is a noun.
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WHAT DOES WHITE NILE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

White Nile

White Nile

The White Nile is a river of Africa, one of the two main tributaries of the Nile, the other being the Blue Nile. In the strict meaning, "White Nile" refers to the river formed at Lake No at the confluence of the Bahr al Jabal and Bahr el Ghazal Rivers. In the wider sense, the term White Nile refers to the approximately 3,700 kilometres of rivers draining from Lake Victoria into the White Nile proper. It may also, depending on the speaker, refer to the headwaters of Lake Victoria. The 19th century search by Europeans for the source of the Nile was mainly focused on the White Nile, which disappeared into the depths of what was then known as 'Darkest Africa'. The White Nile's true source was not discovered until 1937, when the German explorer Dr. Burkhart Waldecker traced it to a stream in Rutovu at the base of Mount Kikizi. When in flood the Sobat tributary carries a large amount of sediment, adding greatly to the White Nile's color. A map showing the White Nile and the Blue Nile in East Africa.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHITE NILE

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White Monk
White Mountains
white mulberry
white mustard
white noise
white oak
white out
white owl
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WORDS THAT END LIKE WHITE NILE

automobile
bile
Blue Nile
Chari-Nile
chile
difficile
facile
file
hostile
juvenile
meanwhile
mile
mobile
Nile
profile
smile
textile
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Victoria Nile
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Synonyms and antonyms of White Nile in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «White Nile» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHITE NILE

Find out the translation of White Nile to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

白尼罗河
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Blanco del Nilo
570 millions of speakers

English

White Nile
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

व्हाइट नील
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النيل الأبيض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Белый Нил
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Nilo Branco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হোয়াইট নীল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Nil Blanc
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sungai Nil Putih
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

weiße Nil
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

白ナイル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

화이트 나일
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Putih Nil
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

white Nile
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெள்ளை நைல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्हाईट नील
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Beyaz Nil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

white Nile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Nil Biały
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

білий Ніл
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

alb Nile
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Λευκό Νείλο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wit Nyl
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Vita Nilen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

white Nile
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of White Nile

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHITE NILE»

The term «White Nile» is regularly used and occupies the 67.088 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHITE NILE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about White Nile

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHITE NILE»

Discover the use of White Nile in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to White Nile and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Explorers of the Nile: The Triumph and Tragedy of a Great ...
Using new research, Tim Jeal tells the story of these great expeditions, while also examining the tragic consequences which the Nile search has had on Uganda and Sudan to this day.
Tim Jeal, 2011
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White Nile, black blood: war, leadership, and ethnicity from ...
This pioneering volume introduces and defines a new realm of scholarly investigation.
Jay Spaulding, Stephanie Beswick, 2000
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The White Nile Diaries:
John Hopkins. in making a good trip of it because: 1. we have no schedule; and 2 . the machine gives us flexibility and freedom. sepTemBer 4 My map of the Sudan shows a country as big as Europe. Travel in the Southern Region is restricted ...
John Hopkins, 2014
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The Nile: Origin, Environments, Limnology and Human Use
Bacteriological examination of White Nile water at Melut, Upper Nile province, South Sudan during October–November 1983 showed high (107 cfu ml−1) TBCs compared with the middle White Nile (Mascher, 1987). Bacteriological data at ...
Henri J. Dumont, 2009
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Andrea De Bono: Maltese Explorer on the White Nile
This is the story of an ordinary man who pushed himself to the limit. Facing family losses, political intrigues and petty jealousies, he was falsely accused of slave trafficking. And here he showed true grit.
Charles Catania, 2002
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Bird Hunting on the White Nile; a Naturalist's Experiences ...
This book an EXACT reproduction of the original book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Harry F. Witherby, 2010
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The Nile
Michael Pollard. THE WHITE NILE THE WHITE NILE THE WHITE NILE IS THE NAME USUALLY GIVEN TO THE STRETCH OF RIVER BETWEEN VICTORIA NYANZA AND KHARTOUM. THE NAME COMES FROM THE MILKY-WHITE ...
Michael Pollard, 2010
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Rivers of the World: A Social, Geographical, and ...
Source: Junction of the Blue Nile and White Nile at Khartoum Length: c. 4,160 miles (6,695 kilometers) Tributary: Atbara Outlet: Mediterranean Sea If the length of its longest headstream (the White Nile) is counted, the Nile is the longest river in ...
James R. Penn, 2001
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The Nile: Historical, Legal, and Developmental Perspectives ...
It is at the northern end of “the Sudd”, at Lake No, where the Bahr al Ghazahl joins the Bahr al Jabal, which finally becomes the Bahr al Abyad, or the White Nile. The Bahr al Ghazal is a great east-west lagoon formed by a number of streams ...
Gebre Tsadik Degefu, 2003
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Rivers of Fire: The Conflict Over Water in the Middle East
Until the Jebel Awliya dam was built, the large quantities of water flowing in the Blue Nile in the Khartoum region blocked the flow of the White Nile for several of the summer months, and sometimes the Blue Nile even flowed up the course of ...
Arnon Sofer, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHITE NILE»

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South Sudan: MSF calls for urgent humanitarian access to Upper …
23 July 2015 - As fighting intensifies in South Sudan's Upper Nile state, and ... Yet others have fled Malakal for the far bank of the White Nile, where there is a ... «Médecins Sans Frontières International, Jul 15»
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Sudan's White Nile state witnesses large influx of South Sudanese …
July 6, 2015 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS) said that 3000 South Sudanese families have recently arrived in Sudan's White Nile ... «Sudan Tribune, Jul 15»
3
SPLA In Control Of Malakal, Upper Nile Says Information Minister
The Minister for Information in Upper Nile State has said that government forces ... Olony have crossed the White Nile to the west leaving the town for the SPLA,” ... «gurtong, May 15»
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Rebel advances in Upper Nile State increase risk of suspension to …
The SPLA-IO's capture of Melut and control of the White Nile River limits the capability of already overstretched government forces to launch a successful ... «IHS Jane's 360, May 15»
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AP PHOTOS: Afloat on 2 Niles with the fishermen of Khartoum
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — At the confluence of the Blue Nile and the White Nile near Sudan's capital, Khartoum, 35-year-old Younis Hamad al-Nil sails his ... «Yahoo News, Apr 15»
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Trade resumes along Upper Nile-White Nile borders
Trade between South Sudan's Upper Nile state and Sudan's White Nile state has resumed recently, a South Sudanese official said. Speaking to Radio Tamazuj ... «Radio Tamazuj, Apr 15»
7
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan Sign Nile Dam Declaration
But the river's tributaries, the White Nile that flows through Uganda and the Blue Nile that emanates in the Ethiopian highlands, are key to the survival of more ... «Wall Street Journal, Mar 15»
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Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia reach agreement on use of Nile waters
The Blue Nile joins the White Nile at Khartoum to form the Nile, which flows through ... Ethiopia began diverting the Blue Nile in May 2013 to build the 6,000 MW ... «The National, Mar 15»
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Egypt supports South Sudan to secure Nile share
Chief among these are the deals for the joint management of the Nile water ... of its water share from the White Nile — which passes through the territory of South ... «Al-Monitor, Feb 15»
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Op-Ed: Will the White Nile's Legendary Whitewater be Drowned?
In Uganda, the White Nile will soon be dammed in five places. One dam (the Bujagali Dam) was completed in 2011, and has already caused a marked decline ... «CANOE & KAYAK, Feb 15»

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