Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nile

/naɪl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables: nile
IPA: /naɪl/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A large river in Africa, usually considered to be the longest river in the world; its basin covers Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan, and Egypt, flowing north through Khartoum and Cairo into the Mediterranean Sea.

name

A township in Ohio, United States, named after the river; in full, Nile Township, Scioto County, Ohio.

name

A locality in Northern Midlands council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.

Example Sentences

"The seven mouths of the Nile then, from east to west, are the Pelusian, the Mendesian, the Bucolic, the Sebennytic, the Saïtic, the Bolbitine, and the Canopic. Such is the account of Heredotus."
"A river you think so little about, you don’t even realize that’s not the Nile, this is the Nile."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Νεῖλος (Neîlos).

Inflected Forms

Nilus (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

Nilean nilometer Niloscope Nilotic

Phrases

Blue Nile denial is not a river in Egypt Nile bird Nile fox Nile goose Nile monitor Nile perch Nile tilapia

Frequently Paired Words

Bolbitine Bucolic Canopic Mendesian Pelusian Saïtic Sebennytic

Rhymes With

while style file smile mile pile kyle awhile isle worthwhile tile aisle

Questions

How do you pronounce nile?: The recorded pronunciation is /naɪl/.
What does nile mean?: A large river in Africa, usually considered to be the longest river in the world; its basin covers Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan, and Egypt, flowing north through Khartoum and Cairo into the Mediterranean Sea.
Where does nile come from?: From Ancient Greek Νεῖλος (Neîlos).

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