Nilean

English

Etymology

Nile +‎ -an

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /naɪ̯lən/

Adjective

Nilean (not comparable)

  1. (rare, possibly dated) Nilotic; from, residing or located by, or pertaining to the river Nile.

Translations
Nilotic — see Nilotic

Noun

Nilean (plural Nileans)

  1. (rare, possibly dated) An alternative term for South Sudanese people coined by Gordon Muortat Mayen in 1969.[1]
    Nilean farms, Nilean irrigation, Nilean royalty

References
  1. https://paanluelwel2011.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/declaration-of-the-nile-republic.pdf

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