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Sudan   /sudˈæn/   Listen
Sudan

noun
1.
A republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956.  Synonyms: 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.  Synonym: Soudan.



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"Sudan" Quotes from Famous Books



... their full value to humanity. They need railways quickly laid and cheaply constructed; lines not too exacting in point of curves and gradients; and, finally, fast travel. It is not difficult to see how valuable the mono-rail would have been in such an emergency as the last Sudan War, when the army dragged a line of railway with it down toward Omdurman. Petrol-driven cars to replace the expensive steam locomotives, easy rapid transit instead of the laborious crawl through the stifling desert heat—a complete railway installation, swiftly and cheaply called into ...
— How To Write Special Feature Articles • Willard Grosvenor Bleyer
... with a section of 260 kilometres, which will transport valuable goods now injured by ass and camel-carriage. The natives, wearied with incessant petty wars, are ready to welcome the new comers. The western Sudan, or Niger-basin, has a population estimated at forty millions, ready, if a market be opened, to flock to it with agricultural and industrial products, including iron, copper, and gold. Meanwhile the Joliba (Black Water), with the Benuwe and other tributaries, offers ...
— To the Gold Coast for Gold - A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Vol. I • Richard F. Burton


Words linked to "Sudan" :   Arab League, African country, Soudan, geographical area, Nubian Desert, Khartoum, geographic area, Libyan Desert, Kordofan, Darfur, battle of Omdurman, nyala, African nation, geographic region, geographical region, Nile River, Africa, Omdurman, Nile


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