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Sudan¹
- /suːˈdɑːn/ UK
- /suːˈdæn/ UK
- /sʉwˈdɑːn/ British, Southern, Standard
- /sʉwˈdan/ British, Southern, Standard
- /suˈdæn/ US
- /suˈdɑn/ US
- /sʉːˈdæn/ Australia, New Zealand
- /sʉːˈdɐːn/ Australia, New Zealand, rare
- /sʉˈdan/ Scotland
Rhymes with -ɑːn, -æn
Where it comes from
Derived from Arabic سُودَان (sūdān, “black people”), plural of أَسْوَد (ʔaswad).
proper noun Sudan · the Sudan · Sudans · Soudan
- A country in North Africa and East Africa. Often used with the definite article "the".
- 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 But while the capture of Khartoum marks an important moment in the conflict, with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) deeply embedded elsewhere in Sudan and attempting to form a parallel government, analysts warn there is little likelihood of a swift resolution to the war.
- A climatic zone characterized by savannas and mosaic forests running in a belt just south of the Sahel in West and East Africa
- Mali (when it was under French colonial rule as Soudan).
- A minor city in Lamb County, Texas, United States, apparently named after the African region.
sudan²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Korean 수단(水團) (sudan).
noun
- A traditional Korean punch, made from boiled rice flour cakes and honeyed water, often consumed on holidays.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: soudan, sudanese, somalia, darfur, swaziland, sweden, switzerland, swiss, spain, surinam, suriname, khartoum, brindisi, sultan, spla, country
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Talk about this word "sudan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sudan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sudan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sudan "sudan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sudan.Cite this
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