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 |
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| Synonyms | Republic of the Sudan, Sudan |
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| Instance hypernym | African country, African nation |
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| Part holonym | capital of Sudan, Darfur, Khartoum, Kordofan, Libyan Desert, Nile, Nile River, Nubian Desert, Nyala, Omdurman, Port Sudan |
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| Part meronym | Africa |
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| Member holonym | Sudanese |
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| Member meronym | Arab League |
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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 |
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| Synonyms | Sudan |
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| Instance hypernym | geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region |
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| Part meronym | Africa |
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| Domain region members | battle of Omdurman, Omdurman |
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