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PRONUNCIATION OF KORDOFAN

Kordofan  [ˌkɔːdəʊˈfæn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KORDOFAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kordofan is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KORDOFAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kordofan

Kurdufan

Flag Location of Kurdufan in Sudan Capital Al-Ubayyid History - Established 1898 - Disestablished 1994 Area - 1983 376,145 km2 Population - 1983 3,000,000 Density 8 /km2 Kurdufan, also spelled Kordofan, is a former province of central Sudan. In 1994 it was divided into three new federal states: North Kurdufan, South Kurdufan, and West Kurdufan. In August 2005, West Kurdufan State was abolished and its territory divided between North and South Kurdufan States, as part of the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement.

Definition of Kordofan in the English dictionary

The definition of Kordofan in the dictionary is a region of the central Sudan: consists of a plateau with rugged uplands. Area: 380 548 sq km.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KORDOFAN


busulfan
bjuːˈsʌlfæn
chrysophan
ˈkrɪsəˌfæn
endosulfan
ˌɛndəʊˈsʌlfæn
fan
fæn
nonfan
ˌnɒnˈfæn
sarafan
ˈsærəˌfæn
superfan
ˈsuːpərˌfæn
tryptophan
ˈtrɪptəˌfæn
turbofan
ˈtɜːbəʊˌfæn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KORDOFAN

Koran
Koranic
korari
Korat cat
Korbut
Korchnoi
Korda
Kordestan
Kordofanian
kore
Korea
Korea Strait
Korean
Korean War

WORDS THAT END LIKE KORDOFAN

Aberfan
alluvial fan
ceiling fan
cooling fan
extraction fan
extractor fan
film fan
sea fan
sports fan
tail fan
the shit hits the fan

Synonyms and antonyms of Kordofan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Kordofan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KORDOFAN

Find out the translation of Kordofan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Kordofan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Kordofan» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

科尔多凡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Kordofan
570 millions of speakers

English

Kordofan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Kordofan
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كردفان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Кордофан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Kordofan
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Kordofan
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Kordofan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kordofan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kordofan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コルドファン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Kordofan
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kordofan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Kordofan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Kordofan
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉर्डोफॅन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kordofan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Kordofan
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kordofanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Кордофан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Kordofan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Κορντοφάν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Kordofan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Kordofan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Kordofan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Kordofan

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KORDOFAN»

The term «Kordofan» is normally little used and occupies the 112.830 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Kordofan
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KORDOFAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Kordofan» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Kordofan» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Kordofan

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KORDOFAN»

Discover the use of Kordofan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Kordofan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Kordafan Invaded: Peripherial Incorporation and Social ...
The book will be of interest to scholars of Africa and Islam because of its novel focus on regional institutions and their relation to state structures.
Endre Stiansen, Michael Kevane, 1998
2
On trek in Kordofan: the diaries of a British district ...
The life of the colonial district officer on trek has seldom been revealed in more detail than in Lea's journals from Kordofan, in the Western Sudan.
Cyril Alexander Edward Lea, M. W. Daly, British Academy, 1994
3
Brands Used by the Chief Camel-Owning Tribes of Kordofan
The writing of this book has afforded him pleasure in his leisure moments, and that pleasure would be much increased if he knew that the perusal of it would create any bond of sympathy between himself and the angling community in general.
H. A. MacMichael, 2007
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brands used by the chief camel-owning tribes of kordofan
Fig. 59. Some subsections of nearly all sections of KabAbfsh use this brand (and call it KhutAm) on the right. The ShenAbla (Abu 'Imayr) use a long KhutAm on the left. Fig. 60. Used (and called Khutam) on the left by MEgANfN ('AiAdfa).
5
The Encyclopaedia of Islam
Oral traditions remember the existence of an Arab nomad confederation, the Fazara, in Northern Kordofan in the 1oth- 11th/16th-17th centuries; recent research has discovered references to Egyptian merchants trading with merchants from ...
Sir H. A. R. Gibb, 1954
6
Sudan
The only English-language guidebook dedicated to Sudan, with full coverage of the country's newly accessible south.
Paul Clammer, 2009
7
The Tribes of Northern and Central Kordofán
That they were in Kordofan before the arrival of the majority of the Arabs is certain1, and though they no doubt contain some Arab and much Nuba and even Fur blood, they, more than any other people in Kordofan, are closely allied to the  ...
H. A. MacMichael, 1967
8
The Ruin of Kasch
Kasch was the mahdi of Kordofan. He came from far away, from beyond the sea. The stories you tell are stories of the time of Kasch, and among these there is another story, but you would not understand it, for in those days everything was ...
Roberto Calasso, 1994
9
Soldiers, Traders, and Slaves: State Formation and Economic ...
3 Before Browne's journey, eighteenth-century changes in the western savanna and Sudanese Nile valley reverberated through Kordofan and the Nuba hills, eventually reaching Taqali. Far to the east of Taqali, newly powerful warlords ...
Janet Ewald, 1990
10
The Influence of Financial Relations on Sustaining Rural ...
Reflecting the Significance of Social Capital in Al Dagag Village North Kordofan State, Sudan Gihan Adam Abdalla. 7.2.1 Geographical Location and Types of Settlements NKS is one of the three states that constitute the Kordofan region in ...
Gihan Adam Abdalla, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KORDOFAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Kordofan is used in the context of the following news items.
1
South Sudan president writes to Sudanese counterpart over bilateral …
But observers say he was referring to the current political and security situation in Blue Nile and South Kordofan states and the over one ... «Sudan Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Unexploded cluster bombs dropped in Tabanya, South Kordofan
Sudanese warplanes dropped cluster bombs last week into the village of Tabanya in SPLA-N controlled Thobo County of South Kordofan, ... «Radio Tamazuj, Jul 15»
3
Lack of shelter, food for Southern refugees moving through West …
Thousands of South Sudanese transiting through Diffra in northern Abyei and adjoining areas of West Kordofan lack adequate food and shelter ... «Radio Tamazuj, Jul 15»
4
Darfur: ICC Arrest Warrants Still Not Executed 10 Years After UNSC …
Mr. Ahmad Harun, the so-called "Butcher of Nuba" (now Governor of South Kordofan) is among those sought by the ICC. In late May, he ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
5
Why Won't the Justice Department Answer Questions About the BNP …
Meanwhile, in Darfur and eastern Chad, in the Nuba Mountains of South Kordofan, in Blue Nile State, and in the refugee camps of Ethiopia and ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
6
Giraffe researcher speaks at Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch
For instance, only 30 Kordofan giraffes — a subspecies — now remain in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to human conflict, Deacon ... «Herald Zeitung, Jul 15»
7
Monitors report 'alarming' hunger in Blue Nile community | Radio …
According to the South Kordofan Blue Nile Coordination Unit (SKBN CU), a humanitarian monitoring network, the situation of the Koma Ganza ... «Radio Tamazuj, Jul 15»
8
Sudanese refugee accuses UK of complicity in human rights abuses
Regions in Sudan where human rights abuses have been documented include Darfur, Blue Nile, the Nuba mountains and South Kordofan. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
9
SPLM-N says it received no invitation for meeting with AU mediator …
The Sudanese army has been fighting SPLM-N rebels in Blue Nile and South Kordofan since 2011 and a group of armed movements in Darfur ... «Sudan Tribune, Jul 15»
10
West Kordofan govt to secure oil fields, borders during Eid Al Fitr
Authorities in Sudan's West Kordofan State on Sunday announced the deployment of military reinforcements at oil fields and border areas with ... «Radio Tamazuj, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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