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Definition of Blue Nile
1. Noun. A headstream of the Nile; joins the White Nile at Khartoum to form the Nile.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blue Nile
Literary usage of Blue Nile
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1905)
"that which the Blue Nile now assumes after another sharp bend t north-west. ...
The Blue Nile now travels about 10° west of north to due west. ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... not yet deciphered include several Nubian ostraka in a language spoken in the
old Christian negro-kingdoms in the vicinity of Aloa on the Blue Nile. ..."
3. A Journey to Central Africa, Or, Life and Landscapes from Egypt to the Negro by Bayard Taylor (1864)
"Excursions around Khartoum—A Race into the Desert—Euphorbia Tores*—The Banks of
the Blue Nile—A Saint's Grave—The Confluence of the Two Niles— Magnitude of ..."
4. The Fortnightly Review (1866)
"The Blue Nile during the dry season is so reduced that there is not ... No water
is more delicious than that of the Blue Nile; in great contrast to that of ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"They appear also to have known the Blue Nile up to its source and the White ...
He showed also the Atbara and Blue Nile. Eratosthenes was the first writer ..."
6. Managing Water for Peace in the Middle East; Alternative Strategies by Masahiro Murakami (1995)
"from the Blue Nile, 485 million m3 day (68%), — from the Atbara, 157 million
m3 (22%). The minimum discharge of about 45 million m3 per day, on 10 May, ..."
7. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1905)
"that which the Blue Nile now assumes after another sharp bend t north-west. ...
The Blue Nile now travels about 10° west of north to due west. ..."
8. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... not yet deciphered include several Nubian ostraka in a language spoken in the
old Christian negro-kingdoms in the vicinity of Aloa on the Blue Nile. ..."
9. A Journey to Central Africa, Or, Life and Landscapes from Egypt to the Negro by Bayard Taylor (1864)
"Excursions around Khartoum—A Race into the Desert—Euphorbia Tores*—The Banks of
the Blue Nile—A Saint's Grave—The Confluence of the Two Niles— Magnitude of ..."
10. The Fortnightly Review (1866)
"The Blue Nile during the dry season is so reduced that there is not ... No water
is more delicious than that of the Blue Nile; in great contrast to that of ..."
11. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"They appear also to have known the Blue Nile up to its source and the White ...
He showed also the Atbara and Blue Nile. Eratosthenes was the first writer ..."
12. Managing Water for Peace in the Middle East; Alternative Strategies by Masahiro Murakami (1995)
"from the Blue Nile, 485 million m3 day (68%), — from the Atbara, 157 million
m3 (22%). The minimum discharge of about 45 million m3 per day, on 10 May, ..."
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