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Nī^gris

gen. Nī^gris · gender masculine · decl. 3rd
(, Vitr. 8, 2, 6; , Mart. Cap. 6, § 673)
a river in the interior of Africa; the Joliba; Niger
a river in the interior of Africa, now the Joliba or Niger, Plin. 5, 4, 4, § 30; 8, 21, 32, § 77.— Hence, Nī^grītae, ārum, m., the people living near the Niger, Mel. 1, 4, 3; 3, 10, 4; Plin. 5, 8, 8, § 43.
Perseus ID: n30949 Key: Nigris