Western Sahara
/ˈwɛstɚn səˈhɛəɹə/
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England/ˈwɛstən səˈhɑːɹə/
Western Sahara proper noun: a territory and former Spanish colony in North Africa; about 70% is occupied by Morocco, which claims ownership over the territory as its Southern Provinces, while 30% is governed by its native inhabitants as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
Proper noun
Western Sahara
- A territory and former Spanish colony in North Africa; about 70% is occupied by Morocco, which claims ownership over the territory as its Southern Provinces, while 30% is governed by its native inhabitants as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
- Synonyms:
- Spanish Sahara
Western Sahara meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Pashto
Western Sahara in Hindi
- a territory in North Africa
- पश्चिमी सहारा paścimī sahārā
Western Sahara in Urdu
- a territory in North Africa
- مَغْرِبی صَحارا maġribī sahārā
Western Sahara in Bengali
- a territory in North Africa
- পশ্চিম সাহারা pościm śahara
Western Sahara in Pashto
- a territory in North Africa
- لوېديځه صحارا loediźa sahārā
More languagesFewer languages
- Western Sahara in Tagalog
- Kanluraning Sahara
- Western Sahara in Arabic
- الصَّحْرَاء الْغَرْبِيَّة aṣ-ṣaḥrāʔ al-ḡarbiyya
- Western Sahara in Malay
- Sahara Barat
- Western Sahara in Indonesian
- Sahara Barat
- Western Sahara in Thai
- ซาฮาราตะวันตก saa-haa-raa dtà-wan-dtòk
- Western Sahara in Vietnamese
- Tây Xa-ha-ra
- Western Sahara in Myanmar
- အနောက်ဆာဟာရ a.naukhcahara.
Synonyms of Western Sahara
Words formed from Western Sahara
Questions about Western Sahara
- What does Western Sahara mean?
- Western Sahara means a territory and former Spanish colony in North Africa; about 70% is occupied by Morocco, which claims ownership over the territory as its Southern Provinces, while 30% is governed by its native inhabitants as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
- What is Western Sahara in Hindi?
- Western Sahara in Hindi is पश्चिमी सहारा (paścimī sahārā). See Western Sahara meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara is pronounced /ˈwɛstɚn səˈhɛəɹə/ (US).
Words near Western Sahara in the dictionary
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