Sahel

American  

[suh-hayl, -heel] / səˈheɪl, -ˈhil /

noun

1. the arid area on the S flank of the Sahara desert that stretches across six countries from Senegal to Chad.

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Other Word Forms

• Sahelian
  adjective

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Example Sentences

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Sahel

Despite the tensions, Ivorian and Sahel artists have continued to criss-cross the border to play gigs in each other's countries, with cultural ties proving stronger than diplomatic ones.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Ivorian reggae star Alpha Blondy abruptly interrupted his concert's chilled-out vibes to wade into a far less laid-back subject -- the coups in his country's unrest-riven Sahel neighbours.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Other Pitt authors include doctoral students Alexander K. Kunisky and Jude Baroudi, post-baccalaureate research fellows Sahar and Sahel Ghorbanikalateh, and visiting scholar Shihan Wang.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

It hosts Nigerien military aircraft and drones, as well as an Alliance of Sahel States counter-terrorism unit.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Now the idea of leaving Sahel to lie here in the dirt, as alone as he’d been in the last grisly seconds of his life, unsettled her.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

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