Soudan

/ (sudɑ̃) /

noun

the French name for the Sudan

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advocate

to give up possession or occupancy of.

to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly.

to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.

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Example sentences from the Web for soudan

It was the last reconnaissance in strength before the evacuation of the eastern Soudan.
The Four Feathers|A. E. W. Mason
This also is no more irregular and accidental in the Soudan language than it is in gesture-language.
Elements of Folk Psychology|Wilhelm Wundt
He was pleasantly received, and notes the fact as the first specimen of Soudan hospitality.
Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2|James Richardson
The evacuation of the Soudan, however, stood on a different footing.
The Egyptian campaigns, 1882 to 1885|Charles Royle

Félix DuBois refers to it as serving him as his "charming and picturesque guide through the Soudan."
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917|Various

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