Nile

[nahyl]

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noun

a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3,473 miles (5,592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4,000 miles (6,440 km) long.

Nile

/ �Բ�ɪ�� /

noun

a river in Africa, rising in S central Burundi in its remotest headstream, the Luvironza: flows into Lake Victoria and leaves the lake as the Victoria Nile , flowing to Lake Albert, which is drained by the Albert Nile , becoming the White Nile at Lake No , then flowing through South Sudan; joined by its chief tributary, the Blue Nile (which rises near Lake Tana, Ethiopia) at Khartoum, and flows north to its delta on the Mediterranean; the longest river in the world. Length: (from the source of the Luvironza to the Mediterranean) 6741 km (4187 miles)

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There have been no human cases of locally-acquired West Nile Virus in the UK to date.

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West Nile virus causes either very minor symptoms or none at all - but around 20% of cases can experience headaches, high fever and skin eruptions.

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Of particular concern right now are native Culex mosquitoes, which can transmit deadly West Nile virus, Diaz said.

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"We came here two years ago from Omdurman," Mutasim said, referring to the city that sits on the other side of the River Nile from the capital, Khartoum.

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Nile Rodgers and Chic famously had to sit through 11 nominations before they were finally inducted in 2017.

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nil desperandum Nile blue

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