Nilus

Ni·lus
N1I1L1U1S1
/ˈnaɪ̯.ləs/

A form of Nile — A large river in Africa, usually considered to be the longest river in the world; its basin covers Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan, and Egypt, flowing north through Khartoum and Cairo into the Mediterranean Sea.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. obsoleteObsolete form of Nile.

    As looks the ſun through Nilus flowing ſtream, Or when the morning holds him in her armes. So lookes my Lordly loue, faire Tamburlaine: […]

    c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act III, scene ii
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    But afterwards, for that the boates and veſſels uſed upon this ſea in the paſſage thither, were made and wound of papyr reeds like thoſe of the river Nilus, […]

    1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book VI.] The Iland Taprobane.”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], 1st tome, London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC, page 129

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Nilus

stylusSilaseyelesspilusstrobilustieless
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Anagrams

LinusSunil
Cite this entry
APA

Nilus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nilus

MLA

“Nilus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nilus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nilus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nilus.

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