Bahr el Ghazal
[ bahrel guh-zahl ]
noun
a river in SW Sudan, flowing E to contribute to headwaters of the White Nile. About 500 miles (805 km) long.
a region in SW Sudan.
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How to use Bahr el Ghazal in a sentence
Its vast tributary rivers, the Sobat and the Bahr-el-Ghazal, came to reinforce its flow.
My African Journey | Winston ChurchillThe Bahr-el-Ghazal itself is described as a drainage channel rather than a true river.
As early as 1869 he was practically the independent ruler of the Bahr-el-Ghazal.
The River War | Winston S. ChurchillBut you ought not to take such a trip as that you took on the Bahr-el-Ghazal.
Life of Frederick Courtenay Selous, D.S.O. | J.G. MillaisZubehr apologised for defeating the Viceregal soldiers and remained supreme in the Bahr-el-Ghazal.
The River War | Winston S. Churchill
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