Uele

U1E1L1E1

proper noun

A river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

OriginFrench Uele or Uélé ← Lingala Wɛlɛ →
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Meanings

Uele1

proper noun

alternative Uélé · alternative Ouélé · alternative Welle

  1. A river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Uele2

proper noun
  1. A river in the Sakha Republic, Russia.

Origin

Uele · proper noun

  1. LingalaWɛlɛ
  2. FrenchUele or Uélé
  3. EnglishUele

Borrowed from French Uele or Uélé, from Lingala Wɛlɛ.

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Uele · proper noun

  1. YakutҮөлэ
  2. RussianУэле
  3. EnglishUele

Borrowed from Russian Уэле (Uele), itself borrowed from Yakut Үөлэ (Üöle).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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