Main Entry:

Su·dan

Pronunciation:

\sü-ˈdan, -ˈdän\

Function:

geographical name

1 region N Africa between the Atlantic & the upper Nile S of the Sahara including basins of Lake Chad & Niger River & the upper Nile 2 country NE Africa S of Egypt; a republic, until 1956 a territory (Anglo–Egyptian Sudan) under joint British & Egyptian rule ∗ Khartoum area 967,500 square miles (2,505,825 square kilometers), population 25,000,000

— Su·da·nese \ˌsü-də-ˈnēz, -ˈnēs\ adjective or noun