nile
Noun
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The world's longest river (4150 miles);
Flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean;
The Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization (synset 109394271)instance hypernym: river - a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)part meronym:- arab republic of egypt, egypt, united arab republic - a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
- republic of the sudan, soudan, sudan - a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956
- republic of uganda, uganda - a landlocked republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962
synonym: nile river
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