Sudanese

[ sood-n-eez, -ees ]

/ ˌsud nˈiz, -ˈis /

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noun, plural Su·da·nese.

a native or inhabitant of Sudan.

adjective

of or relating to Sudan or its inhabitants.

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Origin of Sudanese

First recorded in 1880–85; Sudan + -ese

OTHER WORDS FROM Sudanese

pro-Su·da·nese, adjective, noun, plural pro·-Su·da·nese.

Words nearby Sudanese

suctorial, suctorian, SUD, Sudafed, Sudan, Sudanese, Sudan grass, Sudanic, sudarium, sudatio, sudatorium

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How to use Sudanese in a sentence

There were several reports of live fire being used by Sudanese security forces against protestors.
U.S. presses Gulf countries to help resolve Sudan coup crisis|Barak Ravid|October 26, 2021|Axios
Asim Elhag, an independent Sudanese researcher who studies conflict in Africa, has seen Toyota Land Cruisers retrofitted with anti-aircraft guns.
Even Toyota seemed to know that the Taliban would take Kabul|Samanth Subramanian|August 16, 2021|Quartz
Olanlege, who is Nigerian and Sudanese, used a similar strategy in her winning speech at Harvard, directly challenging her audience over the uninformed questions she gets about Africa.
‘I’m Going to Say It From the Heart.’ America’s Reckoning on Race Has Come to High School Speech and Debate|Brian Seto McGrath|December 25, 2020|Time
So we will want to discuss with the Sudanese possibilities for durable solutions so that they can get opportunities for work in Sudan.
Ethiopia’s unfolding humanitarian crisis, explained by a top aid official|Jen Kirby|December 3, 2020|Vox

Ibrahim made clear to Deputy Dennis Meyer that his daughter was a respectful and dutiful girl of Sudanese extraction.
How ISIS’s Colorado Girls Were Caught|Michael Daly|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Perry and others seem to completely diminish the agency of South Sudanese in their own history.
Confronting George Clooney’s Critics on South Sudan|John Avlon|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Supporting the South Sudanese people is one thing, but supporting the government is another.
Confronting George Clooney’s Critics on South Sudan|John Avlon|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sudanese officials recently noted that the verdict was not final.
How We Stop the Next Boko Haram|Dean Obeidallah|May 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Many South Sudanese government and opposition leaders hold U.S. or Canadian citizenship.
Before There’s a Genocide: The Slaughter in South Sudan Must Stop|Justine Fleischner, John Prendergast|April 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Jenne taught the Sudanese the art of commercial navigation, and her fleets penetrated beyond Timbuctoo and the Kong country.
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Timbuctoo is the meeting place, says an old Sudanese chronicle, of all who travel by camel or canoe.
The World's Greatest Books, Volume 19|Various
Germany has, in common with the little Sudanese state of Wadai, an influential and dangerous position.
Influences of Geographic Environment|Ellen Churchill Semple
The unreliable nature of the Sudanese was a constant source of anxiety to him, and enhanced the critical situation.
Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892|F. R. Wingate
The bravery of the English in advancing on Khartum with such a small number of men is always a source of wonder to the Sudanese.
Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892|F. R. Wingate

British Dictionary definitions for Sudanese

Sudanese

/ (ˌsuːdəˈniːz) /

adjective

of or relating to the republic of Sudan or its inhabitants

of or relating to the African region of the Sudan or its inhabitants

noun

a native or inhabitant of the republic of Sudan

a native or inhabitant of the African region of the Sudan

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