Nile

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The Nile (Arabic: النيل an-nīl), in Africa, is one of the two longest rivers on Earth.

Terminology of the Nile

The word "Nile" ('nIl) comes from the word Neilos (Νειλος), a Greek name for the Nile. Another Greek name for the Nile was Aigyptos (Αιγυπτος), which itself is the source of the name "Egypt."

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