soudan

Noun
  1. is an instance of: african country, african nation - any one of the countries occupying the African continent
    member holonym: sudanese - a native or inhabitant of Sudan
    belongs to: arab league - an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation
    has:
    • darfur - an impoverished region of western Sudan
    • kordofan - a mountainous province of central Sudan
    • capital of sudan, khartoum - the capital of Sudan located at the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile
    • nyala - city in Sudan
    • port sudan - port city in Sudan on the Red Sea
    • omdurman - a city of Sudan; located in the central Sudan on the White Nile opposite Khartoum
    • libyan desert - the northeastern part of the Sahara Desert in Libya and Egypt and Sudan
    • nubian desert - an arid sandstone plateau in northeastern Sudan between the Nile and the Red Sea
    • nile, nile river - the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization
    is a part of: africa - the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
    same as: republic of the sudan, sudan
  2. domain member region: battle of omdurman, omdurman - a battle (1898) in which an English and Egyptian army under Kitchener defeated the Sudanese
    is an instance of: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth
    is a part of: africa - the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
    same as: sudan

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