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

While he rightly celebrates the fall in poverty rates in his four successes, he does not note the more modest success for sub-Saharan Africa as a whole.

From The Wall Street Journal

This followed a White House strategy document on sub-Saharan Africa which described the region as "critical to advancing our global priorities".

From BBC

While in sub-Saharan Africa, infections dominate and account for nearly 80% of preventable cancers in women.

From BBC

Those bites cause about 30,000 deaths annually in sub-Saharan Africa, though some estimates suggest the real number is much higher.

From BBC

Before that, she covered sub-Saharan Africa for eight years, most recently as the Journal’s Africa bureau chief.

From The Wall Street Journal