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Sudan

su·dan

UK/suːˈdɑːn/ US/suːˈdæn/ uncommon

noun

1.

a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956; involved in state-sponsored terrorism

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2.

a region of northern Africa south of the Sahara and Libyan deserts; extends from the Atlantic to the Red Sea

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Origin

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

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  • Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
  • Countries of the world
  • Port Sudan
  • Republic of South Sudan
  • South Sudan
  • Southern Sudan
  • Sudan brown

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