White Nile

noun

1. the part of the Nile that flows NE to Khartoum, Sudan. About 500 miles (800 km) long.

White Nile

noun

1. See Nile

Example Sentences

The extent of the damage to the dam was unclear but serious damage to the dam threatened major flooding of the White Nile.

From Reuters

The Blue Nile meets the White Nile in Sudan’s capital of Khartoum, before winding northward through Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea.

From Seattle Times

Aid agency Islamic Relief reports that some farmers have resorted to eating sorghum and millet seed stocks, depleting the amount available for planting, with the situation worsening particularly in Darfur, Kordofan, White Nile and Sennar.

From Reuters

On Monday, residents reported air strikes in Khartoum, Omdurman and Bahri, the three cities that make up the greater capital, separated by the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile.

From Reuters

The crocodiles are increasingly rare to find in the Blue and White Nile rivers that cut their way through the country.

From Seattle Times