| English noun: Soudan | 
| 1. | Soudan (location) a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956 | 
| 
 | 
 | Synonyms | Republic of the Sudan, Sudan | 
| 
 | 
 | Instance hypernym | African country, African nation | 
| 
 | 
 | Part holonym | capital of Sudan, Darfur, Khartoum, Kordofan, Libyan Desert, Nile, Nile River, Nubian Desert, Nyala, Omdurman, Port Sudan | 
| 
 | 
 | Part meronym | Africa | 
| 
 | 
 | Member holonym | Sudanese | 
| 
 | 
 | Member meronym | Arab League | 
| 
 | 
| 2. | Soudan (location) a region of northern Africa to the south of the Sahara and Libyan deserts; extends from the Atlantic to the Red Sea | 
| 
 | 
 | Synonyms | Sudan | 
| 
 | 
 | Instance hypernym | geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region | 
| 
 | 
 | Part meronym | Africa | 
| 
 | 
 | Domain region members | battle of Omdurman, Omdurman | 
| 
 |