SOUDAN

Sudan, Soudan

(noun) a region of northern Africa to the south of the Sahara and Libyan deserts; extends from the Atlantic to the Red Sea

Sudan, Republic of the Sudan, Soudan

(noun) a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Soudan

Archaic form of Sudan.

Source: Wiktionary


Sou*dan", n.Etym: [F.]

Definition: A sultan. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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The expression ā€œcoffee breakā€ was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.

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