Sudan
pronunciation
How to pronounce Sudan in British English:
UK [suˈdɑːn]
How to pronounce Sudan in American English:
US [suˈdɑːn]
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- Noun:
- a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956; involved in state-sponsored terrorism
- a region of northern Africa south of the Sahara and Libyan deserts; extends from the Atlantic to the Red Sea
Word Origin
- Sudan
- 1842, from Arabic Bilad-al-sudan, literally "country of the blacks" (originally the stretch of Africa between the Sahara and the equator), from sud, plural of aswad (fem. sauda) "black." In early use also Soudan, from French. Related: Sudanese.
Example
- 1. The decision has proven very popular in south sudan .
- 2. It recognises sudan as exceptional .
- 3. But pressure on sudan is rising .
- 4. South sudan officials have denied these accusations .
- 5. China is sudan 's largest foreign investor .