Nilean

adj, noun — 2 senses

adj

/naɪ̯lən/

Etymology From Nile + -an.

Dated, Possibly, Rare Nilotic; from, residing or located by, or pertaining to the river Nile.

noun

Etymology From Nile + -an.

Dated, Possibly, Rare An alternative term for South Sudanese people coined by Gordon Muortat Mayen in 1969.

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