"Sudanian" meaning in English

See Sudanian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Sudan + -ian. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Sudan|-ian}} Sudan + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Sudanian (not comparable)
  1. Of, from, or pertaining to the climatic region of the Sudan region, which lies just south of the Sahel in Africa. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Sudanian-en-adj-NX-SbXFE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 27 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 72 18 10
  2. (obsolete) Pertaining to the Sudanic languages. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-Sudanian-en-adj-8MfCGOE6

Noun

Forms: Sudanians [plural]
Etymology: From Sudan + -ian. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Sudan|-ian}} Sudan + -ian Head templates: {{en-noun}} Sudanian (plural Sudanians)
  1. A Sudanese person.
    Sense id: en-Sudanian-en-noun-zD35Vl2W

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Sudanian meaning in English (2.4kB)

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