nilotic

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: Ni=lot=ic

CIDE DICTIONARY

nilotic, a. [L. Niloticus, fr. Nilus the Nile, Gr. : cf. F. nilotique.].

 Of or pertaining to the river Nile; as, the Nilotic crocodile.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

nilotic, adj.
1 of or relating to the Nile or the Nile region of Africa.
2 of or relating to a group of E. African Negroid peoples, or the languages spoken by them.

Etymology

L Niloticus f. Gk Neilotikos f. Neilos Nile