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Sudd

name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A swamp in South Sudan, drained by the White Nile.
Noun
  1. 1
    A floating mass of plant matter, such as reeds, which obstructs the passage of boats. Africa, Central

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic سُدّ (sudd, “dam, barrier”).

Etymology 2

From an inflected form of Arabic سد; not related to Sudan.

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