sudan

IPA: sudˈæn

Root Word: Sudan

A country in North Africa and East Africa.
Turkish Sudan; autonym Turkiyyah; Sudan under the Eyalet of Egypt, from 1820 to 1885
Mahdist State, also known as Mahdist Sudan or the Sudanese Mahdiyya, from 1885 to 1898
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, a condominium of the United Kingdom and Egypt from 1899 to 1955
Republic of the Sudan, since 1955
A climatic zone characterized by savannas and mosaic forests running in a belt just south of the Sahel in West and East Africa
(historical) Mali (when it was under French colonial rule as Soudan).

Examples of "sudan" in Sentences

Sudan is the third largest country in Africa by land area
The Nile River runs through Sudan, providing water and fertility to the region
Sudan has a diverse culture, with over 100 different ethnic groups living within its borders
The ongoing conflict in Sudan has led to a humanitarian crisis, displacing thousands of people
Sudan gained independence from Britain and Egypt in 1956