Sudan

  1. Proper noun.  Country in Northeast Africa. Official name: Republic of Sudan.
  2. Proper noun.  A climatic zone characterized by savannas and mosaic forests running in a belt just south of the Sahel in West and East Africa.
  3. Proper noun.  Former name for the present day country of Mali when it was under French colonial rule (''Soudan'').

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