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Sudanese

See also: sudanese

English

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Etymology

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From Sudan +‎ -ese.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /suː.de.niːz/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːz

Adjective

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Sudanese (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, or the Sudanese people.
    • 2023 May 5, Declan Walsh, “‘Only Word for Them Is Heroes’: How 2 Students Rescued Dozens in Sudan”, in The New York Times‎[1]:
      Mr. al-Gada is Sudanese, but was raised in a sleepy town in northeastern Saudi Arabia, where his father was a car mechanic.

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Noun

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Sudanese pl (plural only)

  1. The people of Sudan or of Sudanese descent.
    • 2023 May 5, Declan Walsh, “‘Only Word for Them Is Heroes’: How 2 Students Rescued Dozens in Sudan”, in The New York Times‎[2]:
      But few Sudanese can forget the group’s participation in a massacre of over 120 democracy protesters in 2019.

Usage notes

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As with other terms for people formed with -ese, the countable singular noun in reference to a person (as in "I am a Sudanese", "writing about Sudanese cuisine as a Sudanese") is uncommon and often taken as incorrect. In its place, the adjective is used, by itself (as in "I am Sudanese") or before a noun like person, man, or woman ("writing about Sudanese cuisine as a Sudanese person"). See also -ish, which is similarly only used primarily as an adjective or as a plural noun.

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