Omdurman

Om·dur·man  (mdr-män)

The largest city of Sudan, in the northeast-central part on the White Nile opposite Khartoum. Anglo-Egyptian troops defeated Mahdi forces near here on September 2, 1898. It is the largest city in the country. Population: 2,810,000.

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Omdurman [ˌɒmdɜːˈmɑːn]

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(Placename) a city in the central Sudan, on the White Nile, opposite Khartoum: the largest town in the Sudan; scene of the Battle of Omdurman (1898), in which the Mahdi's successor was defeated by Lord Kitchener's forces. Pop.: 1 267 077 (1993)

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Noun	1.	Omdurman - a city of Sudan; located in the central Sudan on the White Nile opposite Khartoum Republic of the Sudan, Soudan, Sudan - a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956
	2.	Omdurman - a battle (1898) in which an English and Egyptian army under Kitchener defeated the Sudanese battle of Omdurman Soudan, Sudan - a region of northern Africa to the south of the Sahara and Libyan deserts; extends from the Atlantic to the Red Sea