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super-Saharan

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

Adjective

super-Saharan (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Of or pertaining to that part of Africa which lies north of the Sahara Desert.
    • With the sole exception of North Africa, the fighting in the European theater did not spread beyond the geographical confines of Europe. But Britain in Palestine and Egypt, France in Syria, Lebanon and Algeria, and Italy in Tripoli all held territorial possessions in the Levant or in super-Saharan...2008, Norman Davies, Europe at War 1939-1945: No Simple Victory, →ISBN, page 16

Origin of super-Saharan

From super- + Saharan, by analogy with sub-Saharan.

Questions about super-Saharan

What does super-Saharan mean?
Super-Saharan means of or pertaining to that part of Africa which lies north of the Sahara Desert.
What part of speech is super-Saharan?
Super-Saharan is an adjective.

Words near super-Saharan in the dictionary

  1. super-rats
  2. super-resolution
  3. super-responders
  4. super-rich
  5. super-royal
  6. super-Saharan
  7. super-scientist
  8. super-self
  9. super-selves
  10. super-shot
  11. super-shots

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