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Webster 1913 Edition


Nilotic

Ni-lot′ic

,
Adj.
[L.
Niloticus
, fr.
Nilus
the Nile, Gr. [GREEK]: cf. F.
nilotique
.]
Of or pertaining to the river Nile;
as, the
Nilotic
crocodile
.

Definition 2024


Nilotic

Nilotic

English

Adjective

Nilotic (comparative more Nilotic, superlative most Nilotic)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Nile or the people who live on its banks.
  2. Of or pertaining to the Nilotic languages or the people who speak them.

Synonyms

  • (pertaining to the Nile river): Nilean (rare, possibly dated)

Translations

Noun

Nilotic (uncountable)

  1. A group of languages spoken in parts of Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania.