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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSudan
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /suˈdan/
"La capitale del Sudan è Khartoum."
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A country in Northeast Africa, bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, and Libya to the northwest.
"Sudan is one of the largest countries in Africa by total area." - 2
The geographical and historical region spanning the southern edge of the Sahara desert, stretching across the African continent from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea.
"The savanna belt of the Sudan region supports diverse pastoral and agricultural communities."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term originates from the Arabic expression 'Bilād as-Sūdān', which translates literally to 'Land of the Blacks', historically referring to the vast region of West and Central Africa south of the Sahara. Over time, the geographic scope narrowed to designate the specific Nile Valley territory that became the modern Republic of the Sudan.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sudan" is said worldwide
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Soudan
Transliteration: /su.dɑ̃/
"Le Soudan est situé en Afrique du Nord-Est."
Sudan
Transliteration: /suˈdaːn/
"Der Sudan grenzt im Norden an Ägypten."
Sudan
Transliteration: /suˈdan/
"La capitale del Sudan è Khartoum."
Sudán
Transliteration: /suˈdan/
"Sudán tiene una larga historia a lo largo del río Nilo."
Sudão
Transliteration: /suˈdɐ̃w̃/
"O Sudão faz fronteira com o Mar Vermelho."
सूडान
Transliteration: Sūdān
"सूडान उत्तर-पूर्वी अफ्रीका में स्थित एक देश है।"
苏丹
Transliteration: Sūdān
"苏丹是非凡的文明发源地之一。"
수단
Transliteration: Sudan
"수단은 아프리카 동북부에 위치하고 있습니다."
スーダン
Transliteration: Sūdan
"スーダンはアフリカ北東部に位置する国です。"
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