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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.
Annie Lennox

Meaning of "sub-Saharan Africa" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

sub-Saharan Africa  [ˌsʌbsəˈhɑːrən ˈæfrɪkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

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Sub-Saharan Africa is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sub-Saharan Africa

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 Africa in the English dictionary

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

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA


Africa
ˈæfrɪkə
America
əˈmɛrɪkə
amphitricha
æmˈfɪtrɪkə
areca
ˈærɪkə
Armorica
ɑːˈmɒrɪkə
erica
ˈɛrɪkə
esoterica
ˌɛsəʊˈtɛrɪkə
Mesoamerica
ˌmɛsəʊəˈmɛrɪkə
paprika
ˈpæprɪkə
peritricha
pəˈrɪtrɪkə
pricker
ˈprɪkə
ricker
ˈrɪkə
tricker
ˈtrɪkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

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
sub-surface
sub.
suba
subabbot
subabdominal
subacetate
subacid
subacidity

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Black Africa
British East Africa
British West Africa
East Africa
French Equatorial Africa
French North Africa
French West Africa
German East Africa
German Southwest Africa
Horn of Africa
Italian East Africa
Nkosi Sikelel´ iAfrica
North Africa
North America
Portuguese East Africa
Republic of South Africa
South Africa
South West Africa
Spanish West Africa
Union of South Africa
West Africa

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

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Translation of «sub-Saharan Africa» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Find out the translation of sub-Saharan Africa to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sub-Saharan Africa 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 Africa» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

撒哈拉以南非洲地区
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

África subsahariana
570 millions of speakers

English

sub-Saharan Africa
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उप सहारा अफ्रीका
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أفريقيا جنوب الصحراء الكبرى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

к югу от Сахары
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

África Subsaariana
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাব সাহারান আফ্রিকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Afrique sub-saharienne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sub-Sahara Afrika
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Afrika südlich der Sahara
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サハラ以南のアフリカ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사하라 사막 이남의 아프리카
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Afrika sub-Sahara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

châu Phi cận Sahara
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துணை சஹாரா ஆப்பிரிக்கா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उप-सहारा आफ्रिका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sahra-altı Afrika
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Africa sub-sahariana
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Afryki Subsaharyjskiej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

на південь від Сахари
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Africa sub-sahariana
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπο - Σαχάρια Αφρική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sub -Sahara-Afrika
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Afrika söder om Sahara
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Afrika sør for Sahara
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sub-Saharan Africa

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA»

The term «sub-Saharan Africa» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.629 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 AFRICA» OVER TIME

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

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8 QUOTES WITH «SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sub-Saharan Africa.
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
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.
3
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.
4
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.
5
Andrew Mitchell
In India there are more poor people in three states... than there are in the whole of sub-Saharan Africa.
6
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.
7
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.
8
Robert Zoellick
One of the challenges for sub-Saharan Africa is that markets are of modest size. This makes regional integration important.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA»

Discover the use of sub-Saharan Africa in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sub-Saharan Africa and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
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
2
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
3
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
4
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
5
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
6
Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa 1880-1995
This edition of Patrick Manning's established text includes two new chapters that discuss developments in the region since 1985, emphasising the democratisation movements of the 1980s and 1990s, the Francophone movement, and the crises in ...
Patrick Manning, 1998
7
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
8
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
9
Reproduction and Social Organization in Sub-Saharan Africa
"--Etienne van de Walle, Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania "The collection is remarkable in its concentration on culturally-bound determinants of fertility that are particular to Africa and consequently require a ...
Ron J. Lesthaeghe, 1989
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 AFRICA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sub-Saharan Africa is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lion-hunting is legal in parts of Africa despite concern
... some well-heeled foreign visitors, the ultimate African experience: the thrill of ... of trophy hunting that threatens vulnerable species across sub-Saharan Africa. «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»
2
An unfinished agenda: The progress of US-backed economic …
President Obama will make what is likely to be his last trip to sub-Saharan Africa while in office when he visits Kenya and Ethiopia later this week, just after ... «Brookings Institution, Jul 15»
3
Starbucks will open its first coffee shop in Sub Saharan Africa next …
... to get its foot into South Africa's growing coffee retail market by launching its first store in the country–and in Sub-Saharan Africa–during the first half of 2016. «Quartz, Jul 15»
4
Analysts Raise Expectations for Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan
A woman waits for a phone call in Lagos on Feb. 26, 2015. Economists say officials in developing regions such as sub-Saharan Africa could spur economic ... «International Business Times, May 15»
5
Sub-Saharan Africa ripe for its own 'Arab spring'
The violent and chaotic events in Burundi have once again brought into sharp focus the perennial problem of leadership change in sub-Saharan Africa. «Rand Daily Mail, May 15»
6
Mobile Phones Are Revolutionizing Personal Finance In Sub
Until a few years ago, three-quarters of people in sub-Saharan Africa were cut off from the financial system. They had no relationship with a bank, making it ... «FiveThirtyEight, Apr 15»
7
Mining Companies Can Help Turn On the Lights across Sub
Sub-Saharan Africa, as a region, only generates 80 gigawatts of power each year for 48 countries and a population of 1.1 billion people. Two-thirds of people in ... «World Bank Group, Feb 15»
8
Ebola: Most African Countries Avoid Major Economic Loss but …
“Even if Ebola is controlled and further outbreaks avoided,” said the report, “economic costs will be incurred across sub-Saharan Africa in 2015. Consumer and ... «World Bank Group, Jan 15»
9
Is Burkina Faso sub-Saharan Africa's version of the Arab Spring?
“I think what has happened in sub-Saharan Africa is entirely different from what has been happening in the Arab world,” said Ambassador Johnnie Carson, ... «PBS NewsHour, Oct 14»
10
What sub-Saharan Africa's first white president in 20 years means …
Zambia's Vice President Guy Scott (L) listens as US President Barack Obama (not pictured) speaks, at the first Leaders' Session of the U.S.-Africa Leaders ... «PRI, Oct 14»

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