Khartoum

or Khar·tum

[ kahr-toom ]
/ kɑrˈtum /

noun

a city in and the capital of the Sudan, at the junction of the White and Blue Nile rivers: besieged 1885; retaken by the British 1898.

Definition for khartoum (2 of 2)

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.

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British Dictionary definitions for khartoum (1 of 2)

Khartoum

Khartum

/ (kɑːˈtuːm) /

noun

the capital of the Sudan, at the junction of the Blue and the White Nile: with adjoining Khartoum North and Omdurman, the largest conurbation in the country; destroyed by the Mahdists in 1885 when General Gordon was killed; seat of the Anglo-Egyptian government of the Sudan until 1954, then capital of the new republic. Pop: 4 495 000 (2005 est)

British Dictionary definitions for khartoum (2 of 2)

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 khartoum (1 of 2)

Khartoum
[ (kahr-toohm) ]

Capital of Sudan, a port at the juncture of the two upper portions of the Nile River — the Blue Nile and White Nile.

Cultural definitions for khartoum (2 of 2)

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.