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Webster 1913 Edition

Nilotic

Ni-lot′ic

,

Adj.

[L.

Niloticus

, fr.

Nilus

the Nile, Gr. [GREEK]: cf. F.

nilotique

.]

Of or pertaining to the river Nile;

as, the

Nilotic

crocodile

.

Definition 2024

Nilotic

Nilotic

English

Adjective

Nilotic ‎(comparative more Nilotic, superlative most Nilotic)

Of or pertaining to the Nile or the people who live on its banks.
Of or pertaining to the Nilotic languages or the people who speak them.

Synonyms

(pertaining to the Nile river): Nilean (rare, possibly dated)

Translations

pertaining to the Nile

German: nilotisch; nilisch (rare)

Italian: nilotico, niliaco

Noun

Nilotic ‎(uncountable)

A group of languages spoken in parts of Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania.