Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete form of
sultan .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A sultan.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a region of northern Africa to the south of the Sahara and Libyan deserts; extends from the Atlantic to the Red Sea
- noun a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956
Etymologies
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Examples
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Elle est sous la domination du soudan; ce qui doit faire honte et douleur � la chr閠ient�.
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Cet homme me fit habiller en Sarrasin; car les Francs, pour leur s鹯et�, quand ils voyagent, ont obtenu du soudan de prendre en route cet habillement.
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Le chef avoit avec lui un mamelus (mamelouck) du soudan, qui
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La ville est riche, marchande, et, apr鑣 le Caire, la plus consid閞able de toutes celles que poss鑔e le soudan.
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But a little while wore after this matter, as telleth the tale, ere the Soudan had to do, for a rich soudan, who marched on him, laid waste his land, and fell to harrying him.
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He had carried his stock of provisions, together with his gold, the fatal present of the soudan, enveloped in a scarlet mantle; and scarcely had the sun darted its first rays on the earth when an eagle, attracted by the red cloth; swooped down upon the treasure and bore it off in his talons.
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They were now brought into the royal presence; and the soudan, addressing Sir Isumbras, immediately offered him as much treasure as he should require, on condition that he should renounce
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The answer was a respectful but peremptory refusal, concluded by an earnest petition for a little food; but the soudan, having by this time turned his eyes from Sir Isumbras to the beautiful companion of his pilgrimage, paid no attention to his request.
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South soudan nation will bring an end to his regime.
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South soudan nation will bring an end to his regime.
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