I. (ˈ)sü|dan, -daa(ə)n sometimes -dän or -dȧn adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from the Sudan, region of north central Africa
1. : of or from the Sudan in northern Africa between the Sahara and the rainy tropics extending from the Atlantic ocean to the mountains of Ethiopia or to the Red sea : of the kind or style prevalent in the Sudan : sudanese
2. : of or from the Republic of the Sudan in northeastern Africa : of the kind or style prevalent in the Republic of the Sudan : sudanese
II. noun
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1. often capitalized : a dark grayish yellow to light olive brown
2. usually capitalized : any of several azo solvent dyes some of which have a specific affinity for fatty substances and are used as biological stains — see dye table I