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 northern Africa to the south of the Sahara and Libyan deserts; extends from the Atlantic to the Red Sea

    [ Syn: sudan , soudan ]

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