Omdurman

[ om-doo r-mahn ]

/ ˌɒm dʊərˈmɑn /

noun

a city in central Sudan, on the White Nile opposite Khartoum: British victory 1898.

Example sentences from the Web for omdurman

I will here give an example of what is considered justice in Omdurman.

Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 |F. R. Wingate
It was said that the English cavalry were coming to cut him off from Omdurman.

The River War |Winston S. Churchill
An elaborate system of forts armed with artillery was constructed outside the great wall of Omdurman along the river-bank.

The River War |Winston S. Churchill
It was not until eleven o'clock on the 4th of September that the worn-out and famished cavalry reached their camp near Omdurman.

The River War |Winston S. Churchill

Notwithstanding the blow suffered by the Mahdist cause at Omdurman, there was still some fighting to be done in another quarter.

The Egyptian campaigns, 1882 to 1885 |Charles Royle

British Dictionary definitions for omdurman

Omdurman

/ (ˌɒmdɜːˈmɑːn) /

noun

a city in the central Sudan, on the White Nile, opposite Khartoum, with which it forms the country's largest city; scene of the Battle of Omdurman (1898), in which the Mahdi's successor was defeated by Lord Kitchener's forces. Pop: recent estimates vary between 1 000 000 and 3 000 000

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