/ Dictionary / Index N Nile: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Nile Pronunciation: (nīl), [key] — n. a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 mi. (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 mi. (6440 km) long. Cf. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: nile (Thesaurus) nil desperandum* Nile blue Related Content Daily Word Quiz: arid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language