sub-Saharan

[ suhb-suh-har-uhn, -hair-uhn, -hahr-uhn ]

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or in Africa south of the Sahara Desert: a sub-Saharan country; sub-Saharan peoples.

Origin of sub-Saharan

1
First recorded in 1960–65

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British Dictionary definitions for sub-Saharan

sub-Saharan

adjective
  1. in, of, or relating to Africa south of the Sahara desert

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Cultural definitions for sub-Saharan

sub-Saharan

Region in Africa south of the Sahara desert.

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