Meaning of Sudan | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A traditional Korean punch, made from boiled rice flour cakes and honeyed water, often consumed on holidays.
   uncountable
2. A country in North Africa and East Africa.
   countable, uncountable
3. Turkish Sudan; autonym Turkiyyah; Sudan under the Eyalet of Egypt, from 1820 to 1885
   countable, uncountable
4. Mahdist State, also known as Mahdist Sudan or the Sudanese Mahdiyya, from 1885 to 1898
   countable, uncountable
5. Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, a condominium of the United Kingdom and Egypt from 1899 to 1955
   countable, uncountable
6. Republic of the Sudan, since 1955
   countable, uncountable
7. A climatic zone characterized by savannas and mosaic forests running in a belt just south of the Sahel in West and East Africa
   countable, uncountable
8. Mali (when it was under French colonial rule as Soudan).
   countable, historical, uncountable
9. A minor city in Lamb County, Texas, United States, apparently named after the African region.
   countable, uncountable

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Examples

“Often used with the definite article "the".”

“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.”

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