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.

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.

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Examples 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.
Sudan Group Criticizes Obama on Human Rights Day|Josh Rogin|December 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST

All these parallel efforts make it easy for the Sudanese government to play each process against the other.
Satellites Correctly Predict Military Campaign Against Civilians in Sudan|Akshaya Kumar|December 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The above are only some of the many reasons by which the Sudanese seek to explain the delay after the battle of Abu Klea.
Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892|F. R. Wingate
Despatches published on December 30 confirmed the unofficial accounts of the satisfactory attitude of all classes of Sudanese.
The Annual Register 1914|Anonymous
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.
Captured at Tripoli|Percy F. Westerman
The entrance flap was pushed aside and three of Bey's Sudanese tribesmen half escorted, half pushed a newcomer front and center.
Border, Breed Nor Birth|Dallas McCord Reynolds
Straight to the middle of the square marched the Sudanese, wheeled smartly into line.
The Leopard Woman|Stewart Edward White

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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