WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Blue′ Nile′, 
  1. Place Namesa river in E Africa, flowing NNW from Lake Tana in Ethiopia into the Nile at Khartoum: a tributary of the Nile. ab. 950 mi. (1530 km) long. Cf. Nile.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Blue Nile
  1. a river in E Africa, rising in central Ethiopia as the Abbai and flowing southeast, then northwest to join the White Nile. Length: about 1530 km (950 miles)
'Blue Nile' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Abbai - Bruce - Ethiopia - Gezira - Khartoum - Khartoum North - Nile - Nile blue - Sennar - Tana - Wad Medani - tana

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