Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) A country in North Africa and East Africa.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A country in North Africa and East Africa.
  3. (countable, uncountable) A country in North Africa and East Africa.
  4. (countable, uncountable) A country in North Africa and East Africa.
  5. (countable, uncountable) A country in North Africa and East Africa.
  6. (countable, uncountable) A climatic zone characterized by savannas and mosaic forests running in a belt just south of the Sahel in West and East Africa
  7. (countable, historical, uncountable) Mali (when it was under French colonial rule as Soudan).
  8. (countable, uncountable) A minor city in Lamb County, Texas, United States, apparently named after the African region.

Synonyms

Democratic Republic of the Sudan

the Republic of the Sudan

the Sudan

𐐝𐐭𐐼𐐰𐑌

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/suːˈdɑːn/
Etymology

Derived from Arabic سُودَان (sūdān, “black people”), plural of أَسْوَد (ʔaswad).

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