Blue Nile

proper noun

A river originating at Lake Tana in Ethiopia and flows into the Nile at Khartoum in Sudan; one of the two major tributaries of the Nile.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A river originating at Lake Tana in Ethiopia and flows into the Nile at Khartoum in Sudan; one of the two major tributaries of the Nile.
  2. A state in southern Sudan.

Translations

Arabic اَلنِّيل الْأَزْرَق
  • اَلنِّيل الْأَزْرَق (an-nīl al-ʔazraq)one of the two main tributaries of the River Nile
Bengali নীল দরিয়া
  • নীল দরিয়া (nīl dôriẏa)one of the two main tributaries of the River Nile
Bulgarian Си́ни Нил
  • Си́ни Нил (Síni Nil)one of the two main tributaries of the River Nile
Chinese Mandarin 青尼羅河 /青尼罗河, 藍尼羅河 /蓝尼罗河
  • 青尼羅河 /青尼罗河 (Qīng Níluó Hé)one of the two main tributaries of the River Nile
  • 藍尼羅河 /蓝尼罗河 (Lánníluóhé)one of the two main tributaries of the River Nile
Hungarian Kék-Nílus
  • Kék-Nílusone of the two main tributaries of the River Nile
Irish Naoi gorm
  • Naoi gormone of the two main tributaries of the River Nile
Polish Nil Błękitny, Nil Błękitny
  • Nil Błękitnyone of the two main tributaries of the River Nile
  • Nil Błękitnystate of Sudan
Cite this entry
APA

Blue Nile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blue%20Nile

MLA

“Blue Nile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blue%20Nile. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Blue Nile,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blue%20Nile.

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