adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:/suː.de.niːz/
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rhymes with -iːz
CMU ARPABET:S UW2 D AH0 N IY1 Z
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, or the Sudanese people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to or characteristic of the African Republic of the Sudan or its people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the Sudanese desert
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a native or inhabitant of Sudan
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: African
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Sudan Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Sudanese From Sudan + -ese.
Across languages
Translations
62 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Soedannees
— Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language
Afrikaans:
Soedans
— Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language
Arabic:
سُودَانِيّ
(sūdāniyy)
— Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language
Asturian:
sudanés
— Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language
Catalan:
sudanès
— Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language
Czech:
súdánský
— Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language
Danish:
sudanesisk
— Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language
Dutch:
Soedanees
— Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language
Finnish:
sudanilainen
— Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language
French:
soudanais
— Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language
French:
soudanaise
— Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language
Galician:
sudanés
— Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language
German:
sudanesisch
— Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language
Hungarian:
szudáni
— Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language
Irish:
Súdánach
— Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language
Norwegian Bokmål:
sudansk
— Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language
Norwegian Nynorsk:
sudansk
— Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language
Polish:
sudański
— Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language
Portuguese:
sudanês
— Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language
Romanian:
sudanez
— Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language
Russian:
суда́нский
(sudánskij)
— Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language
Serbo-Croatian:
sudanski
— Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language
Spanish:
sudanés
— Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language
Swahili:
Kisudani
— Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language
Swahili:
Msudani
— Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language
Swedish:
sudansk
— Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language
Ukrainian:
суда́нський
(sudánsʹkyj)
— Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language
Afrikaans:
Soedannees
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
Arabic:
سُودَانِيّ
(sūdāniyy)
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
Arabic:
سُودَانِيَّة
(sūdāniyya)
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
Asturian:
sudanés
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
Asturian:
sudanesa
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
Czech:
Súdánec
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
Dutch:
Soedanees
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
Dutch:
Soedanese
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
Esperanto:
sudanano
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
Esperanto:
sudananino
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
Finnish:
sudanilainen
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
French:
Soudanais
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
French:
Soudanaise
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
Galician:
sudanés
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
German:
Sudanese
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
German:
Sudanesin
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
Hungarian:
szudáni
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
Irish:
Súdánach
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
Italian:
sudanese
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
Norwegian Bokmål:
sudaner
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
Norwegian Nynorsk:
sudanar
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
Polish:
Sudańczyk
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
Polish:
Sudanka
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
Portuguese:
sudanês
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
Romanian:
sudanez
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
Romanian:
sudaneză
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
Russian:
суда́нец
(sudánec)
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
Russian:
суда́нка
(sudánka)
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
Serbo-Croatian:
Sudanac
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
Serbo-Croatian:
Sudanka
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
Spanish:
sudanés
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
Spanish:
sudanesa
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
Swahili:
Msudani
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
Swedish:
sudanes
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent
Turkish:
Sudanlı
— person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent