Sudanese

[ sood-n-eez, -ees ]

/ ˌsud nˈiz, -ˈis /

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

SUD, Sudafed, sudamen, Sudan, Sudan dye, Sudanese, Sudan grass, Sudanic, sudanophilic, sudanophobic, Sudan yellow

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Example sentences from the Web for Sudanese

Ibrahim made clear to Deputy Dennis Meyer that his daughter was a respectful and dutiful girl of Sudanese extraction.
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Sudanese officials recently noted that the verdict was not final.
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The U.S. government is on high alert as the Sudanese crisis worsens by the hour.
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Her husband Ahmed Omar was arrested by Sudanese government forces in 1980 and has been missing since, and is presumed dead.
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All these parallel efforts make it easy for the Sudanese government to play each process against the other.
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The above are only some of the many reasons by which the Sudanese seek to explain the delay after the battle of Abu Klea.
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Despatches published on December 30 confirmed the unofficial accounts of the satisfactory attitude of all classes of Sudanese.
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As late as fifteen years ago we had Sudanese clad in mail, which, if not exactly that worn by the Crusader, was a good copy of it.
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The entrance flap was pushed aside and three of Bey's Sudanese tribesmen half escorted, half pushed a newcomer front and center.
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Straight to the middle of the square marched the Sudanese, wheeled smartly into line.
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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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noun, plural Su·da·nese.

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