sudan

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
8
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/suːˈdɑːn/
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/suːˈdɑːn/ · /suːˈdæn/ · /suˈdæn/ (US) · /suˈdɑn/ (US) · /sʉːˈdæn/ · /sʉːˈdɐːn/ · /sʉˈdan/

Definition of sudan

9 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A country in North Africa and East Africa.
    “Often used with the definite article "the".”
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name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A country in North Africa and East Africa.
    “Often used with the definite article "the".”
  2. (countable, uncountable)A country in North Africa and East Africa.
  3. (countable, uncountable)A country in North Africa and East Africa.
  4. (countable, uncountable)A country in North Africa and East Africa.
  5. (countable, uncountable)A country in North Africa and East Africa.
    “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.”
  6. (countable, uncountable)A climatic zone characterized by savannas and mosaic forests running in a belt just south of the Sahel in West and East Africa
  7. (countable, historical, uncountable)Mali (when it was under French colonial rule as Soudan).
  8. (countable, uncountable)A minor city in Lamb County, Texas, United States, apparently named after the African region.

noun

  1. (uncountable)A traditional Korean punch, made from boiled rice flour cakes and honeyed water, often consumed on holidays.

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Etymology

Derived from Arabic سُودَان (sūdān, “black people”), plural of أَسْوَد (ʔaswad).

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