Sudan

[ soo-dan ]

/ suˈdæn /

noun

a region in N Africa, S of the Sahara and Libyan deserts, extending from the Atlantic to the Red Sea.

Republic of the. Formerly Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. a republic in NE Africa, S of Egypt and bordering on the Red Sea: a former condominium of Egypt and Great Britain. 967,500 sq. mi. (2,505,825 sq. km). Capital: Khartoum.

Example sentences from the Web for sudan

From Afghanistan to Russia to Sudan, thousands have been killed by female suicide bombers.

The New Face of Boko Haram’s Terror: Teen Girls |Nina Strochlic |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The path may be there, but current travelers to Sudan face a bureaucratic nightmare of permits and road blocks.

Egypt Ain’t The Only Pyramid Show In Town |Nina Strochlic |December 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Overall, few travelers have made the trek into the desert of Sudan to see these architectural wonders.

Egypt Ain’t The Only Pyramid Show In Town |Nina Strochlic |December 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
One of his projects resulted in a new road from Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, to the monuments at Meroe.

Egypt Ain’t The Only Pyramid Show In Town |Nina Strochlic |December 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Sudan has been plagued by years of political instability, which has prevented tourism from gaining traction.

Egypt Ain’t The Only Pyramid Show In Town |Nina Strochlic |December 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
His endeavour, for instance, to put a stop to the slave raiding which devastated the Sudan provinces was wholly ineffectual.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 |Various
He was with me in the Sudan, and, of course, I saw a great deal of him and knew him well.

From Capetown to Ladysmith |G. W. Steevens
A cloud having arisen on the frontiers of Afghanistan, the withdrawal of the troops from the Sudan was ordered on the 11th of May.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 |Various
In the second half of the eighth century, the Sudan was invaded by "Hamitic tribes" and "Mohammedanism."

The Color Line |William Benjamin Smith
The other agricultural states of the Sudan have had the same experience.

Influences of Geographic Environment |Ellen Churchill Semple

British Dictionary definitions for sudan

Sudan

/ (suːˈdɑːn, -ˈdæn) /

noun

a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: 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; a lengthy civil war between separatists in the mainly Christian south and the government resulted in independence for South Sudan following a referendum in 2011. It consists mainly of a plateau, with the Nubian Desert in the north. Official language: Arabic. Official religion: Muslim; there are Christian and animist minorities. Currency: Sudanese pound or Sudani (replacing the Sudanese dinar in 2007). Capital: Khartoum. Pop: 34 847 910 (2013 est). Area: 1 861 484 sq km (718 723 sq miles) Former name (1899–1956): Anglo-Egyptian Sudan French name: Soudan

the Sudan a region stretching across Africa south of the Sahara and north of the tropical zone: inhabited chiefly by Negroid tribes rather than Arabs

Cultural definitions for sudan

Sudan

[ (sooh-dan) ]

Republic in northeastern Africa, bordered on the north by Egypt (see also Egypt); on the east by the Red Sea and Ethiopia; on the south by Kenya, Uganda, and Democratic Republic of Congo; and on the west by the Central African Republic, Chad, and Libya. Its capital is Khartoum, and its largest city is Omdurman.

notes for Sudan

Sudan was under the joint rule of Britain and Egypt (though Britain exercised actual control) from 1899 to 1956.

notes for Sudan

Recently, it has been plagued by famine and civil war.

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