Nilean

N1I1L1E1A1N1
/naɪ̯lən/

adjective

Nilotic; from, residing or located by, or pertaining to the river Nile.

“Nilean farms, Nilean irrigation, Nilean royalty”

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Meanings

adjectiveNilean (not comparable)
  1. datednot comparablepossiblyrareNilotic; from, residing or located by, or pertaining to the river Nile.
nounNilean (plural Nileans)

plural Nileans

  1. datedpossiblyrareAn alternative term for South Sudanese people coined by Gordon Muortat Mayen in 1969.

    Nilean farms, Nilean irrigation, Nilean royalty

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
nilotic

Origin

From Nile + -an.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

LinneaLeninaNeilanlineaninlane
Cite this entry
APA

Nilean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nilean

MLA

“Nilean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nilean. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nilean,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nilean.

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