Sudanese

[ sood-n-eez, -ees ]

noun

, plural Su·da·nese.

1. a native or inhabitant of Sudan.

adjective

1. of or relating to Sudan or its inhabitants.

Other Words From

• an·ti-Su·da·nese adjective noun plural antiSudanese
• pro-Su·da·nese adjective noun plural proSudanese

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sudanese¹

First recorded in 1880–85; Sudan + -ese

Example Sentences

She is a member of the government and deputy speaker in the upper house of the South Sudanese parliament, and is from Ruweng.

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The Sudanese doctors' union called on the UN to push the two sides in the conflict to agree to safe humanitarian corridors into villages that were facing "genocide" at the hands of the RSF.

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More than half a million Sudanese refugees and returnees from South Sudan have been registered in South Sudan since April last year.

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Sudanese army air strikes have killed at least 23 people and injured more than 40 others in the south of the capital, Khartoum.

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In the Ibrahim Index of African Governance, funded by Sudanese telecoms mogul Mo Ibrahim, Botswana’s score dropped during his period in power.

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