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Definition of French sudan
1. Noun. A landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West African civilization for more than 4,000 years.
Generic synonyms: African Country, African Nation
Terms within: Bamako, Timbuktu, Niger, Niger River
Group relationships: Africa
Member holonyms: Malian
Derivative terms: Malian
Definition of French sudan
1. Proper noun. A former colony of France in Africa, now called Mali. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of French Sudan
Literary usage of French sudan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry, Division of Plant Industry, Queensland (1910)
"It includes, in its western part, the french sudan and the numerous small ...
french sudan. Very few sorts have yet been obtained which are known to have ..."
2. Africa by Augustus Henry Keane (1907)
"... Extent, Population — Political Divisions : Egyptian Sudan, french sudan,
British Sudan, German and Portuguese Sudan— Native States: Liberia, Bornu, ..."
3. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) (1900)
"french sudan. Bastard. A tracer» le Monde, Tour du Monde 6 (1900) ... Description of
the character of the french sudan, and the history of its occupation. ..."
4. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"french sudan was divided up by a decree in 1899. The western portions of it fell
to Senegal, French Guinea, the Ivory Coast, and Dahomey, and the rest was ..."
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