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Sudan
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A country in northeastern Africa, south of Egypt, with a long and turbulent political history.
"Sudan gained independence from Britain and Egypt in 1956."
How to Use Sudan
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA large country in northeastern Africa.
Word Forms
Sudans plural
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_____ gained independence from Britain and Egypt in 1956.
Etymology
From Arabic bilad as-sudan, "land of the black people."