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sub-Saharan

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to that part of Africa which lies south of the Sahara Desert.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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adj

Meaning 2

Alternative spelling of sub-Saharan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

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noun

Meaning 3

A native or inhabitant of that part of Africa which lies south of the Sahara.

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adjective

Meaning 4

of or relating to or situated in the region south of the Sahara Desert

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English Sahara Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Saharan English sub-Saharan From sub- + Saharan.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: անդրսահարյան (andrsaharyan) — pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara
  • Catalan: subsaharià — pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara
  • Chinese Mandarin: 撒南 (Sā nán) — pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara
  • Czech: subsaharský — pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara
  • Dutch: Sub-Saharaans — pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara
  • Finnish: Saharan alapuolinen — pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara
  • Finnish: Saharan eteläpuolinen — pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara
  • French: sub-saharien — pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara
  • French: subsaharien — pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara
  • Galician: subsahariano — pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara
  • German: Subsahara- — pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara
  • Greek: υποσαχάριος (yposachários) — pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara
  • Hungarian: szubszaharai — pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara
  • Icelandic: sunnan Sahara — pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara
  • Irish: fo-Shahárach — pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara
  • Italian: subsahariano — pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara
  • Polish: subsaharyjski — pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara
  • Portuguese: subsaariano — pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara
  • Portuguese: subsariano — pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara
  • Russian: субсаха́рский (subsaxárskij) — pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara
  • Russian: южне́е Саха́ры (južnéje Saxáry) — pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara
  • Russian: к ю́гу от Саха́ры (k júgu ot Saxáry) — pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara
  • Spanish: subsahariano — pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara
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