SUDAN


Meaning of SUDAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sü-ˈdan, -ˈdän ]

geographical name

1. region N Africa between the Atlantic & the upper Nile S of the Sahara including basins of Lake Chad & Niger River & the upper Nile

2. country NE Africa S of Egypt; a republic, until 1956 a territory ( Anglo-Egyptian Sudan ) under joint British & Egyptian rule capital Khartoum area 967,500 square miles (2,505,825 square kilometers ), population 25,000,000

• Su·da·nese ˌsü-də-ˈnēz, -ˈnēs adjective or noun

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