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No one could seriously dispute that almost all of sub-Saharan Africa, all of North Africa except Morocco, all of the Middle East except Israel and Jordan and most of the oil-rich states, and the entire former British Indian Empire were better governed by Europeans.
Conrad Black

Meaning of "sub-Saharan" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUB-SAHARAN

sub-Saharan play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUB-SAHARAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sub-Saharan is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SUB-SAHARAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sub-Saharan

Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa is, geographically, the area of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara Desert. Politically, it consists of all African countries that are fully or partially located south of the Sahara. It contrasts with North Africa, which is considered a part of the Arab world. Somalia, Djibouti, Comoros, and Mauritania are geographically part of Sub-Saharan Africa, but also part of the Arab world. The Sahel is the transitional zone between the Sahara and the tropical savanna and forest-savanna mosaic to the south. Since probably 3500 B.C., the Saharan and Sub-Saharan regions of Africa have been separated by the extremely harsh climate of the sparsely populated Sahara, forming an effective barrier interrupted by only the Nile River in Sudan, though the Nile was blocked by the river's cataracts. The Sahara Pump Theory explains how flora and fauna left Africa to penetrate the Middle East and beyond. African pluvial periods are associated with a "wet Sahara" phase during which larger lakes and more rivers existed.

Definition of sub-Saharan in the English dictionary

The definition of sub-Saharan in the dictionary is in, of, or relating to Africa south of the Sahara desert.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUB-SAHARAN

sub-branch
sub-clause
sub-entry
sub-frame
sub-librarian
sub-machine gun
sub-machine-gun
sub-menu
sub-post office
sub-postmaster
sub-postmistress
sub-Saharan Africa
sub-surface
sub.
suba
subabbot
subabdominal
subacetate
subacid
subacidity

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUB-SAHARAN

Aldebaran
Aymaran
Bakhtaran
catamaran
demeraran
Ediacaran
Karan
Muralitharan
Nilo-Saharan
Saharan
saran
the Ediacaran
trimaran
varan

Synonyms and antonyms of sub-Saharan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sub-Saharan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUB-SAHARAN

Find out the translation of sub-Saharan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sub-Saharan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sub-Saharan» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

撒哈拉以南
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

subsahariana
570 millions of speakers

English

sub-Saharan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उप सहारा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جنوب الصحراء الكبرى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

к югу от Сахары
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Subsaariana
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাব-সাহারান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sub-saharienne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sub-Saharan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sub-Sahara-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サハラ以南の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사하라 사막 이남의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sub-Saharan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiểu sa mạc Sahara
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துணை-சஹாரா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उप-सहारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sahraaltı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sub - sahariana
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Subsaharyjskiej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

на південь від Сахари
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sub- sahariana
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποσαχάριας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sub -Sahara
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

söder om Sahara
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Sahara
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sub-Saharan

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUB-SAHARAN»

The term «sub-Saharan» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.967 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUB-SAHARAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sub-Saharan

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10 QUOTES WITH «SUB-SAHARAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sub-Saharan.
1
Conrad Black
No one could seriously dispute that almost all of sub-Saharan Africa, all of North Africa except Morocco, all of the Middle East except Israel and Jordan and most of the oil-rich states, and the entire former British Indian Empire were better governed by Europeans.
2
Helen Clark
If you neglect those who are currently poor and stable, you may create more poor and unstable people. There has been a tremendous concentration of donor interest in countries that are seen as particularly fragile - but it becomes harder to mobilise money for sub-Saharan, plain poor countries.
3
Donald Evans
I am on my way to Ghana tomorrow morning and you just need to know that this Administration is very focused on doing all we can to promote economic development in this part of the world, in Africa, throughout Africa, North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa.
4
Alcee Hastings
Yesterday in this country we had people die of hunger and malnutrition. In some parts of this country, the infant mortality rate rivals that of sub-Saharan Africa. We have a public education system that ranks below that of almost any other Western nation.
5
Claudio Hummes
In fact, a large majority of those have died and of those expected to die of AIDS, as well as of those who are infected with the virus, are in sub-Saharan Africa.
6
Annie Lennox
I can't understand why the front pages of newspapers can cover bird flu and swine flu and everybody is up in arms about that and we still haven't really woken up to the fact that so many women in sub-Saharan Africa - 60 percent of people in - infected with HIV are women.
7
Andrew Mitchell
In India there are more poor people in three states... than there are in the whole of sub-Saharan Africa.
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
One in four sub-Saharan Africans is Nigerian, and it has 140 million dynamic people - chaotic people - but very interesting people.
9
Hans Rosling
There is still a severe and scary amount of extreme poverty in rural parts of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Burma and sub-Saharan Africa.
10
J. Philippe Rushton
Blacks in the Caribbean, Britain, Canada and sub-Saharan Africa as well as in the United States have low IQ scores relative to whites.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUB-SAHARAN»

Discover the use of sub-Saharan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sub-Saharan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Water Harvesting in Sub-Saharan Africa
In this volume water harvesting is presented as a set of approaches which occupy the intermediate position on the water-management spectrum.
William Critchley, John Gowing, 2013
2
A History of Sub-Saharan Africa
The second edition of A History of Sub-Saharan Africa continues to provide an accessible introduction to the continent's history for students and general readers.
Robert O. Collins, James. M Burns, 2013
3
Mass Media in Sub-Saharan Africa
Bourgault (mass communication, Northern Michigan U.-Marquette) analyzes the historical, political, economic, social, cultural, and stylistic factors that have shaped media products in African radio, television, and newspapers.
Louise Manon Bourgault, 1995
4
Child Labor in Sub-Saharan Africa
Bass's comprehensive, systematic study examines the complex factors framing child labor in Africa and offers a window on the lives of the child workers themselves.
Loretta Elizabeth Bass, 2004
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Taking Action to Reduce Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa
World Bank Technical Paper No. 356. The fragmentation in African financial markets and its persistence despite reforms to liberalize those markets have been difficult to explain.
‎1997
6
Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: Restoring Women to History
"These four volumes in this major series... provide a single-source reference to the status of the field of women's history and to ways that the field can be expanded.
Iris Berger, E. Frances White, 1999
7
Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa
Completely revised, this edition examines recent developments and data that are important to understanding the geography of the region.
Samuel Aryeetey-Attoh, 2009
8
Food Culture in Sub-Saharan Africa
This volume illuminates the cuisine of the different regions of Sub-Saharan Africa, to give students and other readers a solid understanding of how the diverse African peoples grow, cook, and eat food and how they celebrate special ...
Fran Osseo-Asare, 2005
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African Feminism: The Politics of Survival in Sub-Saharan Africa
"This book is the best thing I've seen on the question--not only of 'feminism' in its African articulation but also, more generally, on the question of how feminism emerges and what it means to those who espouse it.
Gwendolyn Mikell, 1997
10
Skills Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
This publication reviews recent developments within technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as future challenges in skills development in the region.
Richard K. Johanson, Arvil V. Adams, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUB-SAHARAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sub-Saharan is used in the context of the following news items.
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Big sub-Saharan contract extensions for APR Energy
APR Energy's contracts to provide power generation in Senegal and Angola have been extended, increasing the company's sub-Saharan African capacity to ... «Jacksonville Business Journal, Jul 15»
2
7 Myths About Doing Business in Sub-Saharan Africa
As Sub-Saharan Africa continues its strong growth trajectory, competition will only intensify. Executives should build step-by-step long-term expansion plans, but ... «blogs.hbr.org, Jul 15»
3
Sub-Saharan Africa Lags Other Regions In Healthcare: World Bank …
A new report from the United Nations and the World Bank shows an urgent need for access to basic healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa. Reuters/Luc Gnago. «International Business Times, Jun 15»
4
Sub-Saharan deal machine starts to stutter
Brian Smith, head of Investment banking at JPMorgan Sub-Saharan Africa, said last year's sharp fall in oil price, and a turn in the overall commodity cycle have ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
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Morocco sets unlikely precedent in hosting sub-Saharan migrants
Like many sub-Saharan African migrants who arrive in Morocco, Wetemwami hadn't intended to stay, hoping instead to make it to European soil. But as Europe ... «Al Jazeera America, May 15»
6
Resilient Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, Despite Strong Headwinds
The IMF's latest Regional Economic Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa projects that the economy of the region is set to register another year of solid performance ... «International Monetary Fund, Apr 15»
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The sun cools Sub-Saharan Africa
And the vast majority of those off the grid live in sub-Saharan Africa and developing regions of Asia. Solar Kiosk is a Berlin-based company looking to change ... «CNBC, Apr 15»
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Sub-Saharan Africa Falls Behind In Fight Against Extreme Poverty …
“The number of extremely poor people has fallen in all regions except sub-Saharan Africa, where population growth exceeded the rate of poverty reduction,” ... «International Business Times, Apr 15»
9
Scientists Work to Develop Anti-Venom Against All Sub-Saharan
Thousands of people in sub-Saharan Africa die or are disabled each year due to poisonous snake bites. Scientists in Britain are working to develop a serum that ... «Voice of America, Apr 15»
10
Building Libraries Along Fiber-Optic Lines in Sub-Saharan Africa
For example, throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, there is a large population with very low access to high-speed Internet services. This used to be an infrastructural ... «Smithsonian, Feb 15»

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