ALL meanings of khartoum
Khar·toum
K k - noun khartoum a region in N Africa, S of the Sahara and Libyan deserts, extending from the Atlantic to the Red Sea. 1
- noun khartoum Republic of the. Formerly Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. a republic in NE Africa, S of Egypt and bordering on the Red Sea: a former condominium of Egypt and Great Britain. 967,500 sq. mi. (2,505,825 sq. km). Capital: Khartoum. 1
- noun khartoum the capital of Sudan, at the junction of the Blue and the White Nile: with adjoining Khartoum North and Omdurman, the largest conurbation in the country; destroyed by the Mahdists in 1885 when General Gordon was killed; seat of the Anglo-Egyptian government of Sudan until 1954, then capital of the new republic. Pop: 4 495 000 (2005 est) 0
- noun khartoum capital of Sudan, on the Nile: pop. 476,000 0