Sahara

[ suh-har-uh, -hair-uh, -hahr-uh ]

/ səˈhær ə, -ˈhɛər ə, -ˈhɑr ə /

noun

a desert in N Africa, extending from the Atlantic to the Nile valley. About 3,500,000 sq. mi. (9,065,000 sq. km).

any arid waste.

RELATED WORDS

wilderness, solitude, barren, wild

Related formsSa·har·an, Sa·har·i·an, adjectivetrans-Sa·har·a, adjectivetrans-Sa·har·an, adjective

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Examples from the Web for sahara

It had taken the camels and their black-turbaned Berber herders four long days to walk from the Sahara.
On Foot in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco|Joanna Eede|January 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Accounts emerge from the harrowing Islamist attack on an oil field in the Sahara Desert.
Inside the Algerian Hostage Standoff|Jamie Dettmer|January 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The American Interest reports that vast aquifers of water have been found beneath the Sahara desert.
Malthusian Predictions Fail Once Again|David Frum|December 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He was happy when the Khawams opened a series of restaurants of their own, all called Sahara.
Jill Kelley’s Campaign to Befriend Petraeus, Allen, and Other Top Brass|Michael Daly|November 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST

On another episode of Man vs. Wild, Grylls finds himself the guest of honor after the killing of a goat in the Sahara.
‘Fear Factor’ Donkey Semen, More Gross Things Eaten on TV (Video)|Melissa Leon|February 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
They were now staying in the same hotel in this oasis in the desert of Sahara.
The World's Greatest Books, Volume V.|Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton, Eds.
You see, I came to Sahara Wells hoping to see you, but you were sightseeing.
The Egyptian Cat Mystery|Harold Leland Goodwin
The bled is made of very different stuff from the sand-ocean of the Sahara.
In Morocco|Edith Wharton
Of Sahara, hostile to those who do not understand their language, 262.
An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa|Abd Salam Shabeeny
The expert explorer will find something interesting in Sahara, but almost any prowler will have a rare time in Panama.
Prowling about Panama|George A. Miller

British Dictionary definitions for sahara

Sahara

/ (səˈhɑːrə) /

noun

a desert in N Africa, extending from the Atlantic to the Red Sea and from the Mediterranean to central Mali, Niger, Chad, and the Sudan: the largest desert in the world, occupying over a quarter of Africa; rises to over 3300 m (11 000 ft) in the central mountain system of the Ahaggar and Tibesti massifs; large reserves of iron ore, oil, and natural gas. Area: 9 100 000 sq km (3 500 000 sq miles). Average annual rainfall: less than 254 mm (10 in.). Highest recorded temperature: 58°C (136.4°F)

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