El Obeid

[ el oh-beyd ]
/ ˌɛl oʊˈbeɪd /

noun

a city in the central Sudan: Egyptian army defeated by Mahdist forces 1883.
Also Obeid, Al-Obeid.
Arabic Al-Ubayyid.

Definition for el obeid (2 of 2)

Kordofan
[ kawr-doh-fahn ]
/ ˌkɔr doʊˈfɑn /

noun

a province in the central Sudan. About 147,000 sq. mi. (380,730 sq. km). Capital: El Obeid.

Example sentences from the Web for el obeid

  • There was also Mr. Vizetelly, an artist, a prisoner in El-Obeid.

    The Egyptian campaigns, 1882 to 1885 |Charles Royle

  • Let some go east and some west, and making a circuit to avoid El-Obeid reach the edge of the desert as best you may.

    The Dash for Khartoum |George Alfred Henty

  • I must pay for my fault, though I cannot think that the commander at El-Obeid would be hard upon one who has erred from ignorance.

    The Dash for Khartoum |George Alfred Henty

  • It is one thing to fight the Egyptians as they did at El-Obeid, but another when it is your soldiers.

    The Dash for Khartoum |George Alfred Henty

British Dictionary definitions for el obeid (1 of 2)

El Obeid
/ (ɛl əʊˈbeɪd) /

noun

a city in the central Sudan, in Kordofan province: scene of the defeat of a British and Egyptian army by the Mahdi (1883). Pop: 423 000 (2005 est)

British Dictionary definitions for el obeid (2 of 2)

Kordofan
/ (ˌkɔːdəʊˈfæn) /

noun

a region of the central Sudan: consists of a plateau with rugged uplands (the Nuba Mountains). Area: 380 548 sq km (146 930 sq miles)