sub-Saharan

American  

[suhb-suh-har-uhn, -hair-uhn, -hahr-uhn] / ˌsʌb səˈhær ən, -ˈhɛər ən, -ˈhɑr ən /

adjective

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

   a sub-Saharan country; sub-Saharan peoples.

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sub-Saharan British  

adjective

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

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sub-Saharan Cultural  

1. Region in Africa south of the Sahara desert.

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Etymology

Origin of sub-Saharan

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

The skeletal remains - dating from Roman times - were previously thought to belong to a woman from the sub-Saharan region.

From BBC

Just east of Tangier, the massive Gourougou forest has become a base for thousands of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa seeking to enter the nearby Spanish enclave of Melilla illegally.

From Barron's

Most dramatically, the Catholicism animated by an accurate reading of Vatican II is found in sub-Saharan Africa, where orthodoxy is creating what will soon be the demographic center of the church.

From The Wall Street Journal

Libyan authorities said Tuesday they would ramp up sending mainly sub-Saharan African irregular migrants back to their countries, warning against their settlement in Libya as Europe boosts efforts to curb arrivals.

From Barron's

If others are taking the first losses, or projects have been trialed in areas usually deemed risky like in Brazil or sub-Saharan Africa, then that encourages lenders like Santander to provide cash, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal