Nilot

noun

Ni·​lot

ˈnīˌlät,

-lət

plural Nilotes

nīlōt(ˌ)ēz,

-ōˌtēz

: a native of the region of the Upper Nile

Word History

Etymology

modification (influenced by English -ot as in cypriot) of Greek Neilōtēs in the Nile, on the Nile, from Neilos Nile

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