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Sudan vs Egypt - What's the difference?

sudan | egypt |

In historical terms the difference between sudan and egypt

is that sudan is mali when it was under French colonial rule as Soudan while egypt is a civilization based around the river Nile, on its lower reaches nearer the Mediterranean.

As proper nouns the difference between sudan and egypt

is that sudan is country in Northeast Africa. Official name: Republic of the Sudan while Egypt is a country in North Africa. Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt.

sudan

English

(wikipedia Sudan)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • Country in Northeast Africa. Official name: Republic of the Sudan.
  • Often used with the definite article "the".
  • A climatic zone characterized by savannas and mosaic forests running in a belt just south of the Sahel in West and East Africa
  • (historical) Mali .
  • Derived terms

    * South Sudan * Southern Sudan * Sudanese (relating to the country) * Sudanian (relating to the climatic region)

    See also

    * * Darfur * Kush * Nubia * South Sudan ----

    egypt

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A country in North Africa. Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt.
  • (historical) A civilization based around the river Nile, on its lower reaches nearer the Mediterranean.
  • Synonyms

    * (modern country) Arab Republic of Egypt * (civilization) Ancient Egypt, Egyptian civilization

    Derived terms

    * Egyptian * gypsy

    See also

    * United Arab Republic * *