Sudanese
noun
a native or inhabitant of Sudan.
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Sudanese
American
[sood-n-eez, -ees]
/ ˌsud nˈiz, -ˈis /
noun
adjective
sudanese
British
/ ˌsuːdəˈniːz /
adjective
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of or relating to the republic of Sudan or its inhabitants
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of or relating to the African region of the Sudan or its inhabitants
noun
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a native or inhabitant of the republic of Sudan
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a native or inhabitant of the African region of the Sudan
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Sudanese national Hadi Alodid travelled from Dublin to Belfast in 2023 and was granted refugee status the same year.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Alodid is a Sudanese refugee with a residence permit valid until 2028, according to the UK interior ministry.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
The flash point between the two sides is Kordofan, the central Sudanese region that forms the heart of the “gum arabic belt,” a verdant strip of acacia trees stretching across the country.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
The bigtime journalist Tyler, it seems, is in Khartoum, awaiting an interview with a Sudanese prisoner of war, part of his research for a new book.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
It said Sudanese children without parents could not be safely sent back to Sudan.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
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