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Sudan in British English
(suːˈdɑːn, -ˈdæn)
noun
1.
a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: conquered by Mehemet Ali of Egypt (1820–22) and made an Anglo-Egyptian condominium in 1899 after joint forces defeated the Mahdist revolt; became a republic in 1956; a lengthy civil war between separatists in the mainly Christian south and the government resulted in independence for South Sudan following a referendum in 2011. It consists mainly of a plateau, with the Nubian Desert in the north. Official languages: Arabic and English. Official religion: Muslim; there are Christian and animist minorities. Currency: Sudanese pound or Sudani (replaced the Sudanese dinar in 2007). Capital: Khartoum. Pop: 40 533 330 (2017 est). Area: 1 861 484 sq km (718 723 sq miles)
Former name (1899–1956): Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. French name: Soudan2. the Sudan
Sudan in American English
(suˈdæn; suˈdɑn)
1.
vast semiarid region in NC Africa, south of the Sahara, extending from the Atlantic to the Red Sea
2.
country in the E part of this region, south of Egypt: formerly a British & Egyptian condominium called Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, it became an independent republic in 1956: 967,500 sq mi (2,505,815 sq km); pop. 20,564,000; cap. Khartoum
Derived forms
Sudanese (ˌSudanese) (ˌsudəˈniz) adjective, nounWord forms: plural ˌSudaˈnese
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British English: Sudan /suːˈdɑːn; -ˈdæn/ NOUN
Sudan is a republic in north-east Africa, on the Red Sea.
- American English: Sudan
- Arabic: السُّودَان
- Brazilian Portuguese: Sudão
- Chinese: 苏丹
- Croatian: Sudan
- Czech: Súdán
- Danish: Sudan
- Dutch: Soedan
- European Spanish: Sudán
- Finnish: Sudan
- French: Soudan
- German: Sudan
- Greek: Σουδάν
- Italian: Sudan
- Japanese: スーダン
- Korean: 수단
- Norwegian: Sudan
- Polish: Sudan
- European Portuguese: Sudão
- Romanian: Sudan
- Russian: Судан
- Latin American Spanish: Sudán
- Swedish: Sudan
- Thai: ประเทศซูดาน
- Turkish: Sudan
- Ukrainian: Судан
- Vietnamese: Sudan
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Chinese translation of 'Sudan'
Sudan
(suˈdɑːn)
n
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苏(蘇)丹
(Sūdān)