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OMDURMAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A battle (1898) in which an English and Egyptian army under Kitchener defeated the Sudanese
Synonyms:
battle of Omdurman; Omdurman
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Instance hypernyms:
pitched battle (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)
Domain region:
Soudan; Sudan (a region of northern Africa to the south of the Sahara and Libyan deserts; extends from the Atlantic to the Red Sea)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A city of Sudan; located in the central Sudan on the White Nile opposite Khartoum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Omdurman" is a part of...):
Republic of the Sudan; Soudan; Sudan (a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956)
