HyperDic: sudan

English > 2 senses of the word *Sudan*:
NOUN	location	Sudan, Republic of the Sudan, Soudan	a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea
NOUN	location	Sudan, Soudan	a region of northern Africa to the south of the Sahara and Libyan deserts

Sudan > pronunciation
Sounds	suwdae'n
Rhymes	afghan / Afghan ... Yucatan: 118 rhymes with aen...

English > *Sudan*: 2 senses > noun 1, location
Meaning	A republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956.
Synonyms	Republic of the Sudan, Soudan
Instance of	African country, African nation	Any one of the countries occupying the African continent
Member of	Arab League	An international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural / cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation
Members	Sudanese	A native or inhabitant of Sudan
Part of	Africa	The second largest continent
Parts	Darfur	An impoverished region of western Sudan
	Khartoum, capital of Sudan	The capital of Sudan located at the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile
	Kordofan	A mountainous province of central Sudan
	Libyan Desert	The northeastern part of the Sahara Desert in Libya and Egypt and Sudan
	Nile, Nile River	The world's longest river (4150 miles)
	Nubian Desert	An arid sandstone plateau in northeastern Sudan between the Nile and the Red Sea
	Nyala	city in Sudan
	Omdurman	A city of Sudan
	Port Sudan	port city in Sudan on the Red Sea
Spanish	República del Sudán, República de Sudán, Sudan, Sudán
Catalan	República del Sudan, Sudan
Adjectives	Sudanese	of or relating to or characteristic of the African Republic of the Sudan or its people

English > *Sudan*: 2 senses > noun 2, location
Meaning	A region of northern Africa to the south of the Sahara and Libyan deserts; extends from the Atlantic to the Red Sea.
Synonym	Soudan
Instance of	geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region	A demarcated area of the Earth
Part of	Africa	The second largest continent
Region of	Omdurman, battle of Omdurman	A battle (1898) in which an English and Egyptian army under Kitchener defeated the Sudanese
Spanish	Sudán
Catalan	Sudà, Sudan

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