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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Khar•toum (kär to̅o̅m′),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesa city in and the capital of the Sudan, at the junction of the White and Blue Nile rivers: besieged 1885;
retaken by the British 1898. 400,000.
Also, Khar•tum′. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Khartoum, Khartum /kɑːˈtuːm/ n - the capital of the 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 the Sudan until 1954, then capital of the new republic. Pop: 4 495 000 (2005 est)
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