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Sudan Pronunciation
Sudan is pronounced soo-DAN, IPA /suˈdæn/.
soo-DAN
US /suˈdæn/
Syllables: soo · DAN (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun (proper): A country in north east Africa, with Khartoum as its capital.
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Sudan in a Sentence
- The Blue Nile and the White Nile meet in Sudan.
- Sudan split in two in 2011.
- Gum arabic from Sudan ends up in soft drinks worldwide.
Common Mispronunciations of Sudan
Not SOO-dan
DAN at the back is the loud beat, and the soo in front of it runs quick and light.
Not soo-DAHN
English has settled on the flat a of cat for the second beat, closer to the word ran than to dawn.
Tip: Sudanese shifts the beat again, to soo-duh-NEEZ, with the force right at the end.
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