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Sudan en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /sʉːˈdæn/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /suːˈdæn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /sʉwˈdan/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• /suˈdɑn/ (US)
• /sʉˈdan/ (Scotland)
• /suːˈdɑːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /suˈdæn/ (US)
• /sʉwˈdɑːn/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• /sʉːˈdɐːn/ (Australia, New-Zealand, rare)
• (US) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A country in North Africa and East Africa.
   • Often used with the definite article "the".
2. (countable, uncountable) A country in North Africa and East Africa. ▸ Turkish Sudan; autonym Turkiyyah; Sudan under the Eyalet of Egypt, from 1820 to 1885
3. (countable, uncountable) A country in North Africa and East Africa. ▸ Mahdist State, also known as Mahdist Sudan or the Sudanese Mahdiyya, from 1885 to 1898
4. (countable, uncountable) A country in North Africa and East Africa. ▸ Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, a condominium of the United Kingdom and Egypt from 1899 to 1955
5. (countable, uncountable) A country in North Africa and East Africa. ▸ Republic of the Sudan, since 1955
   • But while the capture of Khartoum marks an important moment in the conflict, with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) deeply embedded elsewhere in Sudan and attempting to form a parallel government, analysts warn there is little likelihood of a swift resolution to the war. 2025 March 27, Nimi Princewill, “Sudan’s army has captured the capital. Is it a turning point in the devastating conflict?”, in CNN:
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.

Forms

Deriveds

Port Sudan · Sudanism · Sudanian · Sudan brown · Southern Sudan · South Sudan · Sudanization · Sudanese · Sudanize · sudangrass · Republic of South Sudan · Sudanist · sudanophilia · Anglo-Egyptian Sudan · Sudanic

Relateds

Countries of the world · Nubia · Darfur · South Sudan · Kush

Translations (105)

nb Sudan (Republic of Sudan) · sh Sùdān (Republic of Sudan) · cmn 蘇丹 /苏丹 (Republic of Sudan) · sq Sudani (Republic of Sudan) · nn Sudan (Republic of Sudan) · tk Sudan (Republic of Sudan) · sw Sudan (Republic of Sudan) · sw Sudani (Republic of Sudan) · fi Sudan (Republic of Sudan) · el Σουδάν (Republic of Sudan) · it Sudan (Republic of Sudan) · id Sudan (Republic of Sudan) · dv ސޫދާން (Republic of Sudan) · br Soudan (Republic of Sudan) · nrf Soudan (Republic of Sudan) · cy Siwdan (Republic of Sudan) · pl Sudan (Republic of Sudan) · ha Sudan (Republic of Sudan) · lo ສູດັງ (Republic of Sudan) · hy Սուդան (Republic of Sudan) · tr Sudan (Republic of Sudan) · bn সুদান (Republic of Sudan) · ka სუდანი (Republic of Sudan) · fvr Sʉdân (Republic of Sudan) · km ស៊ូដង់ (Republic of Sudan) · be Суда́н (Republic of Sudan) · sq Sudan (Republic of Sudan) · th ซูดาน (Republic of Sudan) · kam Sudan (Republic of Sudan) · luy Sudan (Republic of Sudan) · din Thudän (Republic of Sudan) · ast Sudán (Republic of Sudan) · ur سُودان (Republic of Sudan) · my ဆူဒန် (Republic of Sudan) · ko 수단 (Republic of Sudan) · ki Sudan (Republic of Sudan) · tt Судан (Republic of Sudan) · he סוּדָן (Republic of Sudan) · mr सुदान (Republic of Sudan) · yue 蘇丹 /苏丹 (Republic of Sudan) · af Soedan (Republic of Sudan) · ti ሱዳን (Republic of Sudan) · az Sudan (Republic of Sudan) · uk Суда́н (Republic of Sudan) · si සූඩානය (Republic of Sudan) · yi סודאַן (Republic of Sudan) · aii ܣܘܼܕܵܢ (Republic of Sudan) · tl Sudan (Republic of Sudan) · ca Sudan (Republic of Sudan) · pt Sudão (Republic of Sudan) · vi Xu-đăng (Republic of Sudan) · hi सुदान (Republic of Sudan) · sh Су̀да̄н (Republic of Sudan) · sk Sudán (Republic of Sudan) · mt Is-Sudan (Republic of Sudan) · ps سوډان (Republic of Sudan) · ug سۇدان (Republic of Sudan) · eo Sudano (Republic of Sudan) · hu Szudán (Republic of Sudan) · bg Суда́н (Republic of Sudan) · ro Sudan (Republic of Sudan) · lo ຊູດັງ (Republic of Sudan) · mk Судан (Republic of Sudan) · ms Sudan (Republic of Sudan) · cy Swdan (Republic of Sudan) · ja スーダン (Republic of Sudan) · lt Sudanas (Republic of Sudan) · am ሱዳን (Republic of Sudan) · nl Soedan (Republic of Sudan) · fr Soudan (Republic of Sudan) · kk Судан (Republic of Sudan) · ur سُوڈان (Republic of Sudan) · et Sudaan (Republic of Sudan) · sl Sudan (Republic of Sudan) · gu સુદાન (Republic of Sudan) · fa-ira سودان (Republic of Sudan) · mn Судан (Republic of Sudan) · de Sudan (Republic of Sudan) · ar السُّودَان (Republic of Sudan) · nv Soodą́ą (Republic of Sudan) · cs Súdán (Republic of Sudan) · prs سُودَان (Republic of Sudan) · yo Sùdáànì (Republic of Sudan) · hi सूडान (Republic of Sudan) · ta சூடான் (Republic of Sudan) · es Sudán (Republic of Sudan) · ga An tSúdáin (Republic of Sudan) · mi Hūtāne (Republic of Sudan) · ru Суда́н (Republic of Sudan) · uz Sudan (Republic of Sudan) · chr ᏑᏕᏂ (Republic of Sudan) · ia Sudan (Republic of Sudan) · tg Судон (Republic of Sudan) · luo Sudan (Republic of Sudan) · ky Судан (Republic of Sudan) · lv Sudāna (Republic of Sudan) · nl Sudan (Republic of Sudan) · mer Sudan (Republic of Sudan) · sv Sudan (Republic of Sudan) · bo སུའུ་ཏན། (Republic of Sudan) · da Sudan (Republic of Sudan) · is Súdan (Republic of Sudan) · lo ຊູດານ (Republic of Sudan) · ota سودان (Republic of Sudan) · kln Sudan (Republic of Sudan)

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