Sudan

1842, from Arabic Bilad-al-sudan, "country of the Blacks," a term used vaguely for Africa between the Sahara and the Equator, from sud, plural of aswad (fem. sauda) "black." In English use gradually restricted to the country south of Egypt. In early use also in French spelling, Soudan. Related: Sudanese.

also from 1842

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