Sudan

n. Republic of the Sudan, country in northeast Africa bordering the Red Sea; region in northern Africa

Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) (as-Sūdān, literally meaning Land of the blacks.) is the largest African country by area. The country is situated at a crossroads between the Horn of Africa and the Middle East. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, Kenya and Uganda to the southeast, Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, and Libya to the northwest. It is the tenth largest country in the world by area.
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Noun
1. a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956; involved in state-sponsored terrorism
(synonym) Republic of the Sudan, Soudan
(hypernym) African country, African nation
(member-holonym) Arab League
(part-holonym) Africa
(member-meronym) Sudanese
(part-meronym) Kordofan
2. a region of northern Africa south of the Sahara and Libyan deserts; extends from the Atlantic to the Red Sea
(synonym) Soudan
(hypernym) geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
(part-holonym) Africa
(part-meronym) Nubian Desert
(class) Omdurman, battle of Omdurman

n. Sudan, Arab country in northern Africa

n. Sudan, Republic of the Sudan, country in northeast Africa bordering the Red Sea