subequatorial
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of subequatorial
Example Sentences
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As they spread, they established farms, introduced others to agricultural practices, and dramatically transformed the linguistic makeup of much of subequatorial Africa.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
In the process, they spread ironworking technology throughout equatorial and subequatorial Africa.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
America’s pizza offerings tend to be of Northern Hemispheric origin, except for the subequatorial slices that are Argentina’s gift to global pizza culture.
From Washington Post
Four centuries ago, subequatorial Salvador was the capital of all Brazil and the haughtiest, gaudiest citadel of Portuguese wealth and power in the New World.
From Time Magazine Archive
Instead, this evidence suggested that Pygmies had once been widespread in the rain forest of Central Africa, while Khoisan peoples had been widespread in drier parts of subequatorial Africa.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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