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Nilean

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /naɪ̯lən/

1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, not-comparable, possibly, rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, possibly, rare

Examples

  • Nilean farms, Nilean irrigation, Nilean royalty

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Nile + -an.