Su·dan (s -d n )1. A region of northern Africa south of the Sahara and north of the equator. It extends across the continent from the Atlantic coast to the mountains of Ethiopia. 2. A country of northeast Africa south of Egypt. Northern Sudan formed part of the ancient kingdoms of Nubia and Cush. Conquered by Egypt in 1820-1822 and jointly administered by Great Britain and Egypt after 1899, Sudan achieved independence in 1956. Khartoum is the capital and Omdurman is the largest city. Population: 39,400,000. Su  da·nese (sdn- z, -s) adj. & n. |   |
Sudan [suːˈdɑːn -ˈdæn]
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1. (Placename) a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: the largest country in Africa; conquered by Mehemet Ali of Egypt (1820-22) and made an Anglo-Egyptian condominium in 1899 after joint forces defeated the Mahdist revolt; became a republic in 1956; civil war has been waged between separatists, in the mainly Christian south, and the government since independence, apart from a period of peace (1972-83). It consists mainly of a plateau, with the Nubian Desert in the north. Official language: Arabic. Official religion: Muslim; there are large Christian and animist minorities. Currency: Sudanese dinar. Capital: Khartoum. Pop.: 36 080 000 (2001 est.). Area: 2 505 805 sq. km (967 491 sq. miles) Former name (1899-1956) Anglo-Egyptian Sudan French name Soudan
2. (Placename) the. a region stretching across Africa south of the Sahara and north of the tropical zone: inhabited chiefly by Negroid tribes rather than Arabs
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| Noun | 1. |  Sudan - a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956Arab League - an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation Darfur - an impoverished region of western Sudan; "Darfur was a semi-independent sultanate until 1917 and is ethnically distinct from central Sudan" Kordofan - a mountainous province of central Sudan capital of Sudan, Khartoum - the capital of Sudan located at the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile Nyala - city in Sudan Port Sudan - port city in Sudan on the Red Sea Omdurman - a city of Sudan; located in the central Sudan on the White Nile opposite Khartoum Libyan Desert - the northeastern part of the Sahara Desert in Libya and Egypt and Sudan Nubian Desert - an arid sandstone plateau in northeastern Sudan between the Nile and the Red Sea Africa - the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean Nile, Nile River - the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization Sudanese - a native or inhabitant of Sudan |
| 2. | Sudan - a region of northern Africa to the south of the Sahara and Libyan deserts; extends from the Atlantic to the Red Sea battle of Omdurman, Omdurman - a battle (1898) in which an English and Egyptian army under Kitchener defeated the Sudanese Africa - the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean |
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