sub-Saharan

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sub′sə har′ən, -hâr′ən, -här′ən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sub-Sa•har•an  (sub′sə har′ən, -hâr′ən, -här′ən),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of, pertaining to, or in Africa south of the Sahara Desert:a sub-Saharan country; sub-Saharan peoples.
  • 1960–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sub-Saharan adj
  1. in, of, or relating to Africa south of the Sahara desert
'sub-Saharan' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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