Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun soudan

2 senses of soudan

Sense 1
Sudan, Republic of the Sudan, Soudan -- (a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956)
       INSTANCE OF=> African country, African nation -- (any one of the countries occupying the African continent)

Sense 2
Sudan, Soudan -- (a region of northern Africa to the south of the Sahara and Libyan deserts; extends from the Atlantic to the Red Sea)
       INSTANCE OF=> geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region -- (a demarcated area of the Earth)