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sub-Saharan

sub-Saharan

See also: subsaharan, Subsaharan, and Sub-Saharan

English

Alternative forms

Sub-Saharan, Subsaharan; subsaharan (rare)

Adjective

sub-Saharan ‎(not comparable)

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

Related terms

Subsahara

Translations

pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara

Armenian: անդրսահարյան ‎(andrsaharyan)
Catalan: subsaharià
Dutch: Sub-saharaans
Finnish: Saharan alapuolinen, Saharan eteläpuolinen
French: sub-saharien, subsaharien (fr)

Greek: υποσαχάριος (el) m, f ‎(yposachários)
Hungarian: szubszaharai
Italian: subsahariano
Russian: субсаха́рский ‎(subsaxárskij), южне́е Саха́ры ‎(južnéje Saxáry)
Spanish: subsahariano

Noun

sub-Saharan ‎(plural sub-Saharans)

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