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Nilo-Saharan

Nilo-Saharan proper noun: a theoretical major language family spoken mostly along the Nile river and in large parts of the Sahara.

Proper noun

Nilo-Saharan

  1. A theoretical major language family spoken mostly along the Nile river and in large parts of the Sahara.

Adjective

Nilo-Saharan (not comparable)

  1. Belonging to the Nilo-Saharan language family, or pertaining to its associated peoples.

Origin of Nilo-Saharan

From Nilo- + Saharan.

Words formed from Nilo-Saharan

Questions about Nilo-Saharan

What does Nilo-Saharan mean?
Nilo-Saharan means a theoretical major language family spoken mostly along the Nile river and in large parts of the Sahara.
What part of speech is Nilo-Saharan?
Nilo-Saharan can be a proper noun or an adjective.

Words near Nilo-Saharan in the dictionary

  1. nilmanifolds
  2. Nilo-
  3. Nilo-Hamite
  4. Nilo-Hamites
  5. Nilo-Hamitic
  6. Nilo-Saharan
  7. Nilo-Saharanist
  8. Nilo-Saharanists
  9. Nilofer
  10. nilometer
  11. nilometers

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