the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization
"The ancient Egyptians built their thriving civilization along the banks of the Nile, the world's longest river that flows northward from eastern Africa to the Mediterranean Sea."
A large river in Africa flowing through Khartoum and Cairo into the Mediterranean Sea, usually considered to be the longest river in the world.
"The Nile River flows northward from Central Africa before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea near Alexandria."
The word nile comes from the Ancient Greek Neilos and was used to refer specifically to that great river. It traveled into English through Latin without changing its original meaning of naming this particular waterway.