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white nile Lexical Profile

• noun

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One of the two main tributaries of the Nile River, originating in the Great Lakes region of central Africa and flowing north through Uganda, South Sudan, and Sudan, where it merges with the Blue Nile at Khartoum to form the main Nile River.

Example

"During their expedition, the geographers spent months charting the course of the White Nile to accurately map its connection to Lake Victoria."

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Word Origin & Etymology

A direct translation of the Arabic 'an-Nīl al-Abyaḍ'. It is named for the light, whitish-gray color of its waters, which is caused by suspended clay contrasting with the dark silt of the Blue Nile.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of White nile. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 12, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/white nile
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