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Sahrawi

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /səˈɹɑːwi/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from, or pertaining to Western Sahara, the Sahrawi people or their language Hassaniya Arabic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person from Western Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Arabic صَحْرَاوِيّ (ṣaḥrāwiyy, “of the desert”), from صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʔ, “desert”).

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: صَحْرَاوِيّ (ṣaḥrāwiyy) — related to Western Sahara
  • Arabic: صَحْرَاوِيَّة (ṣaḥrāwiyya) — related to Western Sahara
  • Asturian: saḥarianu — related to Western Sahara
  • Catalan: sahrauí — related to Western Sahara
  • French: sahraoui — related to Western Sahara
  • French: sahraouie — related to Western Sahara
  • French: saharaoui — related to Western Sahara
  • French: saharaouie — related to Western Sahara
  • Galician: saharauí — related to Western Sahara
  • German: Sahraui — related to Western Sahara
  • Occitan: saharauí — related to Western Sahara
  • Portuguese: saarauí — related to Western Sahara
  • Russian: саха́рский (saxárskij) — related to Western Sahara
  • Russian: западносаха́рский (zapadnosaxárskij) — related to Western Sahara
  • Spanish: saharaui — related to Western Sahara
  • Arabic: صَحْرَاوِيّ (ṣaḥrāwiyy) — a person from Western Sahara
  • Arabic: صَحْرَاوِيَّة (ṣaḥrāwiyya) — a person from Western Sahara
  • Asturian: saḥarianu — a person from Western Sahara
  • Asturian: saḥariana — a person from Western Sahara
  • Catalan: sahrauí — a person from Western Sahara
  • French: Sahraoui — a person from Western Sahara
  • French: Saharaoui — a person from Western Sahara
  • German: Sahraoui — a person from Western Sahara
  • German: Saharawi — a person from Western Sahara
  • Portuguese: saarauí — a person from Western Sahara
  • Russian: саха́рец (saxárec) — a person from Western Sahara
  • Russian: саха́рка (saxárka) — a person from Western Sahara
  • Russian: западносаха́рец (zapadnosaxárec) — a person from Western Sahara
  • Russian: западносаха́рка (zapadnosaxárka) — a person from Western Sahara
  • Spanish: saharaui — a person from Western Sahara
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