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Nilo.

Nile (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)

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name/ˈnilo/
  1. Nile (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 this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Νεῖλος (Neîlos)bor. Arabic النِّيل (an-nīl)bor. Esperanto Nilo Borrowed from Arabic النِّيل (an-nīl). Compare French le Nil, English Nile, German der Nil, Polish Nil, Russian Ни́л (Níl), Spanish el Nilo, Italian ìl Nìlo, Catalan el Nil, Portuguese o Nilo.

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