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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In 2020 he was approached by South Sudanese lawyers who wanted to sue the government over oil pollution.

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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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The aircraft, identified as a Russian-made lyushin Il-76, was on a mission to deliver equipment and medicine to the army-held city of el-Fasher, military sources told Sudanese media.

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The Russian embassy in the capital, Khartoum, said it was co-ordinating with the Sudanese military-led government to gather more information about the crash and those who were onboard.

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