"Nijl" meaning in Dutch

See Nijl in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /nɛi̯l/ Audio: Nl-Nijl.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛi̯l Etymology: Ultimately from Latin Nīlus, from Ancient Greek Νεῖλος (Neîlos), of Semitic origin. Etymology templates: {{der|nl|la|Nīlus}} Latin Nīlus, {{der|nl|grc|Νεῖλος}} Ancient Greek Νεῖλος (Neîlos), {{der|nl|sem|-}} Semitic Head templates: {{nl-proper noun|m}} Nijl m
  1. Nile (a large river in Africa, usually considered to be the longest river in the world; its basin covers Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan, and Egypt, flowing north through Khartoum and Cairo into the Mediterranean Sea) Tags: masculine Categories (place): Places in Burundi, Places in Egypt, Places in Eritrea, Places in Ethiopia, Places in Kenya, Places in Rwanda, Places in South Sudan, Places in Sudan, Places in Tanzania, Places in Uganda, Places in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rivers in Burundi, Rivers in Egypt, Rivers in Eritrea, Rivers in Ethiopia, Rivers in Kenya, Rivers in Rwanda, Rivers in South Sudan, Rivers in Sudan, Rivers in Tanzania, Rivers in Uganda, Rivers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Derived forms: Blauwe Nijl, nijlbaars, nijlgans, nijlkrokodil, nijlpaard, westnijlvirus, Witte Nijl
    Sense id: en-Nijl-nl-name-l15GZ36U Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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    ],
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    ]
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      "expansion": "Nijl m",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "Nijl"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "name",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
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        },
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          "kind": "place",
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            "Places"
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        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
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          "name": "Places in the Democratic Republic of the Congo",
          "orig": "nl:Places in the Democratic Republic of the Congo",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Rivers in Burundi",
          "orig": "nl:Rivers in Burundi",
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            "Rivers",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Rivers in Egypt",
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            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Rivers in Eritrea",
          "orig": "nl:Rivers in Eritrea",
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            "Rivers",
            "Places"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
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          ],
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        },
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        },
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        },
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        },
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          ],
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        },
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      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "Blauwe Nijl"
        },
        {
          "word": "nijlbaars"
        },
        {
          "word": "nijlgans"
        },
        {
          "word": "nijlkrokodil"
        },
        {
          "word": "nijlpaard"
        },
        {
          "word": "westnijlvirus"
        },
        {
          "word": "Witte Nijl"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Nile (a large river in Africa, usually considered to be the longest river in the world; its basin covers Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan, and Egypt, flowing north through Khartoum and Cairo into the Mediterranean Sea)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Nijl-nl-name-l15GZ36U",
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        [
          "Nile",
          "Nile#English:_Q3392"
        ],
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ],
        [
          "Africa",
          "Africa"
        ],
        [
          "Burundi",
          "Burundi#English"
        ],
        [
          "Rwanda",
          "Rwanda#English"
        ],
        [
          "Tanzania",
          "Tanzania#English"
        ],
        [
          "Kenya",
          "Kenya#English"
        ],
        [
          "Uganda",
          "Uganda#English"
        ],
        [
          "Democratic Republic of the Congo",
          "Democratic Republic of the Congo#English"
        ],
        [
          "Ethiopia",
          "Ethiopia#English"
        ],
        [
          "Eritrea",
          "Eritrea#English"
        ],
        [
          "South Sudan",
          "South Sudan#English"
        ],
        [
          "Sudan",
          "Sudan#English"
        ],
        [
          "Egypt",
          "Egypt#English"
        ],
        [
          "Khartoum",
          "Khartoum"
        ],
        [
          "Cairo",
          "Cairo"
        ],
        [
          "Mediterranean Sea",
          "Mediterranean Sea"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/nɛi̯l/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛi̯l"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Nijl"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Blauwe Nijl"
    },
    {
      "word": "nijlbaars"
    },
    {
      "word": "nijlgans"
    },
    {
      "word": "nijlkrokodil"
    },
    {
      "word": "nijlpaard"
    },
    {
      "word": "westnijlvirus"
    },
    {
      "word": "Witte Nijl"
    }
  ],
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      "Nīlus",
      "Nilus#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "Νεῖλος",
      "Νεῖλος#Ancient_Greek"
    ]
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      },
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    {
      "parts": [
        "Nijl"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nl",
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        "Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯l",
        "Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯l/1 syllable",
        "nl:Places in Burundi",
        "nl:Places in Egypt",
        "nl:Places in Eritrea",
        "nl:Places in Ethiopia",
        "nl:Places in Kenya",
        "nl:Places in Rwanda",
        "nl:Places in South Sudan",
        "nl:Places in Sudan",
        "nl:Places in Tanzania",
        "nl:Places in Uganda",
        "nl:Places in the Democratic Republic of the Congo",
        "nl:Rivers in Burundi",
        "nl:Rivers in Egypt",
        "nl:Rivers in Eritrea",
        "nl:Rivers in Ethiopia",
        "nl:Rivers in Kenya",
        "nl:Rivers in Rwanda",
        "nl:Rivers in South Sudan",
        "nl:Rivers in Sudan",
        "nl:Rivers in Tanzania",
        "nl:Rivers in Uganda",
        "nl:Rivers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Nile (a large river in Africa, usually considered to be the longest river in the world; its basin covers Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan, and Egypt, flowing north through Khartoum and Cairo into the Mediterranean Sea)"
      ],
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        [
          "Nile",
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        ],
        [
          "river",
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        ],
        [
          "Africa",
          "Africa"
        ],
        [
          "Burundi",
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        ],
        [
          "Rwanda",
          "Rwanda#English"
        ],
        [
          "Tanzania",
          "Tanzania#English"
        ],
        [
          "Kenya",
          "Kenya#English"
        ],
        [
          "Uganda",
          "Uganda#English"
        ],
        [
          "Democratic Republic of the Congo",
          "Democratic Republic of the Congo#English"
        ],
        [
          "Ethiopia",
          "Ethiopia#English"
        ],
        [
          "Eritrea",
          "Eritrea#English"
        ],
        [
          "South Sudan",
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        ],
        [
          "Sudan",
          "Sudan#English"
        ],
        [
          "Egypt",
          "Egypt#English"
        ],
        [
          "Khartoum",
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        [
          "Cairo",
          "Cairo"
        ],
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          "Mediterranean Sea",
          "Mediterranean Sea"
        ]
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      "ipa": "/nɛi̯l/"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Nl-Nijl.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛi̯l"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Nijl"
}

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