Definition of Sudan

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Sudan
n. Republic of the Sudan, country in northeast Africa bordering the Red Sea; region in northern Africa

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Sudan Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

WordNet 2.0
Sudan
Noun
1. a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956; involved in state-sponsored terrorism
(synonym) Republic of the Sudan, Soudan
(hypernym) African country, African nation
(member-holonym) Arab League
(part-holonym) Africa
(member-meronym) Sudanese
(part-meronym) Kordofan
2. a region of northern Africa south of the Sahara and Libyan deserts; extends from the Atlantic to the Red Sea
(synonym) Soudan
(hypernym) geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
(part-holonym) Africa
(part-meronym) Nubian Desert
(class) Omdurman, battle of Omdurman

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sudan
sudan
n
1. a republic in northeastern africa on the red sea; achieved independence from egypt and the united kingdom in 1956 [syn: sudan, republic of the sudan, soudan]


2. a region of north africa south of the sahara and libyan deserts; extends from the atlantic to the red sea [syn: sudan, soudan]



  similar words(3) 



 capital of sudan 
 french sudan 
 republic of the sudan 

Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
Sudan
An tSúdáin


Sudan Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

CIA World Factbook 2005
Sudan

Flag of Sudan
Flag of Sudan

Background
Military regimes favoring Islamic-oriented governments have dominated national politics since independence from the UK in 1956. Sudan has been embroiled in a civil war for all but 10 years since then. The war is rooted in northern economic, political, and social domination of non-Muslim, non-Arab southern Sudanese. Since 1983, the war and war- and famine-related effects have resulted in more than 2 million deaths and over 4 million people displaced. The ruling regime is a mixture of military elite and an Islamist party that came to power in a 1989 coup. Some northern opposition parties have made common cause with the southern rebels and entered the war as part of an anti-government alliance. Peace talks gained momentum in 2002-03 with the signing of several accords, including a cease-fire agreement.

Map of Sudan

Map of Sudan

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    • Country Data Codes
    Sudan
    SD (Internet),
    SD (ISO 3166),
    SDN (ISO 3166),
    SU (FIPS 10-4)


    Sudan Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries

    US Zip Codes
    79371
    State: TEXAS
    City: SUDAN

    Area Code International
    Sudan
    Country Code -249


    Sudan Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

    Currency In Each Country
    Sudan
    Sudanese dinar (SDD)


    Sudan Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

    Internet Domains
    Sudan
    SD


    Sudan Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

    Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
    Sudan
    Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) (as-Sūdān, literally meaning Land of the blacks.) is the largest African country by area. The country is situated at a crossroads between the Horn of Africa and the Middle East. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, Kenya and Uganda to the southeast, Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, and Libya to the northwest. It is the tenth largest country in the world by area.

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