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sub-Saharan

Syllables: sub·Sa·ha·ran

sub-Saharan adjective: of or pertaining to that part of Africa which lies south of the Sahara Desert.

Adjective (1)

sub-Saharan (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to that part of Africa which lies south of the Sahara Desert.
    • While the average cost of sending money to sub-Saharan Africa is the highest in the world, the cost of digital remittances to the region is less than the global average. If more Africans sent money home via digital services rather than cash, average remittance fees should fall, but receiving money...2025 February 25, Joshua Korber Hoffman, “It costs more to send money to sub-Saharan Africa than anywhere else in the world: these companies are trying to change that”, in CNN, archived from the...

Noun

sub-Saharan (plural sub-Saharans)

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

Adjective (2) capitalized: Sub-Saharan

Sub-Saharan (not comparable)

  1. (alternative) Alternative spelling of sub-Saharan.

Forms of sub-Saharan

Adjective
alternative form (rare)Sub-Saharan
alternative form (rare)Subsaharan
alternative form (rare)subsaharan
Noun
pluralsub-Saharans

Origin of sub-Saharan

From sub- + Saharan.

Phrases with sub-Saharan

Questions about sub-Saharan

What does sub-Saharan mean?
Sub-Saharan means of or pertaining to that part of Africa which lies south of the Sahara Desert.
What part of speech is sub-Saharan?
Sub-Saharan can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near sub-Saharan in the dictionary

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  2. sub-reddits
  3. sub-renter
  4. sub-renters
  5. sub-Sahara
  6. sub-Saharan
  7. Sub-Saharan Africa
  8. sub-Saharans
  9. sub-sat
  10. sub-satellite
  11. sub-satellites

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