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Nilean

/naɪ̯lən/

Nilean adjective: nilotic; from, residing or located by, or pertaining to the river Nile.

Adjective

Nilean (not comparable)

  1. (dated, possibly, rare) Nilotic; from, residing or located by, or pertaining to the river Nile.

Noun

Nilean (plural Nileans)

  1. (dated, possibly, rare) An alternative term for South Sudanese people coined by Gordon Muortat Mayen in 1969.
    • Nilean farms, Nilean irrigation, Nilean royalty

Forms of Nilean

pluralNileans

Origin of Nilean

From Nile + -an.

Questions about Nilean

What does Nilean mean?
Nilean means nilotic; from, residing or located by, or pertaining to the river Nile.
What part of speech is Nilean?
Nilean can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce Nilean?
Nilean is pronounced /naɪ̯lən/.

Words near Nilean in the dictionary

  1. Nile perches
  2. Nile red
  3. Nile tamarisk
  4. Nile tilapia
  5. Nile tilapias
  6. Nilean
  7. nileiform
  8. Nilentap
  9. nileprost
  10. Niles
  11. Niles Center

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