sub-Saharan

[suhb-suh-har-uhn, -hair-uhn, -hahr-uhn]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or in Africa south of the Sahara Desert.

   a sub-Saharan country; sub-Saharan peoples.

sub-Saharan

adjective

1. in, of, or relating to Africa south of the Sahara desert

sub-Saharan

1. Region in Africa south of the Sahara desert.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sub-Saharan¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Coresh also points out that in parts of sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and other lower-income regions, many people do not receive dialysis or transplants.

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South Africa, which hosts the largest Jewish community in sub-Saharan Africa, has largely been supportive of the Palestinian cause.

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Smaller pro-Israel marches and rallies have been held in the country, which hosts the largest Jewish community in sub-Saharan Africa.

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The drug candidate may also be able to prevent the spread of drug resistance, a growing threat in sub-Saharan Africa, Novartis said.

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While the religious remaking of sub-Saharan Africa is the most important cultural phenomenon in the region, the most important geopolitical story there is, as I’ve written in these pages, recolonization.

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