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Sa·har·a 
[suh-har-uh, -hair-uh, -hahr-uh] Pronunciation Key
[suh-har-uh, -hair-uh, -hahr-uh] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a desert in N Africa, extending from the Atlantic to the Nile valley. ab. 3,500,000 sq. mi. (9,065,000 sq. km). |
| 2. | any arid waste. |
—Related forms
Sa·har·an, Sa·har·i·an, adjective
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Sa·har·a
(sə-hâr'ə, -hār'ə, -hä'rə) Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) A vast desert of northern Africa extending east from the Atlantic coast to the Nile Valley and south from the Atlas Mountains to the region of the Sudan. During the Ice Age (about 50,000 to 100,000 years ago), the Sahara was a region of extensive shallow lakes watering large areas of vegetation, most of which had disappeared by Roman times. Introduction of the camel (probably in the first century A.D.) led to occupation by nomadic tribes who moved from oasis to oasis in search of water. Sa·har'an adj. & n. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Sahara
Sahara
1613, from Ar. çahra "desert" (pl. çahara), according to Klein, "prop. fem. of the adj. asharu 'yellowish red,' used as a noun."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| sahara | |
noun | |
| the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa |
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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
Sahara
Sahara
Desert in northern Africa.
Note: At approximately 3.5 million square miles, it is the world's largest desert.
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