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NiloticenUK
Ni·lot·ic N0108500 (nī-lŏt′ĭk)adj.1. Of or relating to the Nile or the Nile Valley.2. Of or relating to the peoples who speak Nilotic languages.n. A large group of Nilo-Saharan languages, spoken in South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, and northern Tanzania and including Masai.
[Latin Nīlōticus, from Nīlōtis, from Greek Neilōtis, from Neilos, Nile.]Nilotic (naɪˈlɒtɪk) adj1. (Placename) of or relating to the Nile2. (Peoples) of, relating to, or belonging to a tall Negroid pastoral people inhabiting South Sudan, parts of Kenya and Uganda, and neighbouring countries3. (Languages) relating to or belonging to the group of languages spoken by the Nilotic peoplesn (Languages) a group of languages of E Africa, including Luo, Dinka, and Masai, now generally regarded as belonging to the Chari-Nile branch of the Nilo-Saharan family[C17: via Latin from Greek Neilotikós, from Neilos the Nile]Ni•lot•ic (naɪˈlɒt ɪk)
adj. 1. of or pertaining to the Nile River, or the peoples of the Nile River valley. 2. of or pertaining to the Nilotes or their languages. n. 3. the group of languages spoken by the Nilotes. [1645–55; < Latin Nīlōticus of the Nile] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Nilotic - a group of languages of East Africa belonging to the Chari-Nile groupNilotic languageChari-Nile - a group of Nilo-Saharan language spoken in parts of the Sudan and Zaire and Uganda and TanzaniaDinka - a Nilotic languageLuo - a Nilotic languageMasai - a Nilotic language | | Adj. | 1. | Nilotic - of or relating to the Nile River or the people living near it | | 2. | Nilotic - of or relating to or constituting the Nilotic group of languages; "Nilotic syntax" |
NiloticenUK
Nilotic1. of or relating to the Nile 2. of, relating to, or belonging to a tall Negroid pastoral people inhabiting the S Sudan, parts of Kenya and Uganda, and neighbouring countries 3. relating to or belonging to the group of languages spoken by the Nilotic peoples 4. a group of languages of E Africa, including Luo, Dinka, and Masai, now generally regarded as belonging to the Chari-Nile branch of the Nilo-Saharan family NiloticenUK
Synonyms for Niloticnoun a group of languages of East Africa belonging to the Chari-Nile groupSynonymsRelated Words |