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PRONUNCIATION OF WESTERN SAHARA

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WESTERN SAHARA

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Western Sahara is a noun.
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WHAT DOES WESTERN SAHARA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Western Sahara

Western Sahara

Coordinates: 25°N 13°W / 25°N 13°W / 25; -13 This article contains Arabic text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Part of a series on the Western Sahara conflict Background ▪ Spanish Sahara ▪ Greater Morocco ▪ Moroccan Army of Liberation ▪ Movement for the Liberation of Saguia el Hamra and Wadi el Dhahab ▪ Polisario Front ▪ Sahrawi National Union Party ▪ Madrid Accords Disputed regions ▪ Saguia el-Hamra ▪ Río de Oro ▪ Southern Provinces ▪ Free Zone Politics ▪ Political status of Western Sahara ▪ Politics of Morocco / of the SADR ▪ Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs Rebellions ▪ Ifni War ▪ Zemla Intifada ▪ Western Sahara War ▪ Independence Intifada ▪ First Intifada ▪ Gdeim Izik ▪ Arab Spring protests Issues ▪ Refugees ▪ Tindouf camps ▪ Moroccan Wall ▪ Human rights Peace process ▪...

Definition of Western Sahara in the English dictionary

The definition of Western Sahara in the dictionary is a disputed region of NW Africa, on the Atlantic: mainly desert; rich phosphate deposits; a Spanish overseas province from 1958 to 1975; partitioned in 1976 between Morocco and Mauritania who faced growing resistance from the Polisario Front, an organization aiming for the independence of the region as the Democratic Saharan Arab Republic. Mauritania renounced its claim in 1979 and it was taken over by Morocco. Polisario agreed to a UN-brokered ceasefire in 1991 but attempts to settle the status of the region have failed. Pop: 538 811. Area: 266 000 sq km Former name : Spanish Sahara.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WESTERN SAHARA

Western Church
Western Dvina
Western Empire
Western Ghats
western hemisphere
western hemlock
Western Islands
Western Isles
Western Isles pony
western larch
western meadowlark
Western Ocean
Western omelet
Western Province
western red cedar
western roll
Western Roman Empire
Western Samoa
western swing
Western Wall

WORDS THAT END LIKE WESTERN SAHARA

akhara
Amhara
Ankara
antara
Bokhara
Bukhara
chara
cithara
Guadalajara
Kara
kithara
Lara
mara
Nara
para
Sahara
Spanish Sahara
tara
vara
vihara

Synonyms and antonyms of Western Sahara in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Western Sahara» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WESTERN SAHARA

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

Translator English - Chinese

西撒哈拉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Sáhara Occidental
570 millions of speakers

English

Western Sahara
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पश्चिमी सहारा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصحراء الغربية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Западная Сахара
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Sahara Ocidental
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পশ্চিম সাহারা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Sahara occidental
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sahara Barat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Westsahara
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

西サハラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

서부 사하라
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sahara Kulon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tây Sahara
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேற்கு சஹாரா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पश्चिम सहारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Batı Sahra
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Sahara occidentale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Sahara Zachodnia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Західна Сахара
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Sahara Occidentală
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Δυτική Σαχάρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Wes-Sahara
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Västsahara
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Vest-Sahara
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Western Sahara

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WESTERN SAHARA»

The term «Western Sahara» is very widely used and occupies the 8.986 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WESTERN SAHARA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Western Sahara» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Western Sahara» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Western Sahara

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WESTERN SAHARA»

Discover the use of Western Sahara in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Western Sahara and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Western Sahara: Anatomy of a Stalemate
Jensen explores the long-standing conflict over the sovereignty of Western Sahara-from its colonial roots to its present manifestation as a political stalemate.
Erik Jensen, 2005
2
Endgame in the Western Sahara: What Future for Africa's Last ...
Why does this remote swathe of Sahara along the Atlantic seaboard concern the US and Europe?Why does Morocco maintain its occupation?Why has the UN Security Council prevaricated for three decades while the Sahrawis live under Moroccan rule ...
Toby Shelley, 2004
3
International dimensions of the Western Sahara conflict
This work will interest specialists West African affairs and in international law and organizations.
Yahia H. Zoubir, Daniel Volman, 1993
4
Western Sahara: War, Nationalism, and Conflict Irresolution
The steady disintegration of the Western Sahara peace process since 2000 owes much to these preconditions, which were set in place at the time of the 1991 cease-fire. Moreover, as we sketched at the end of chapter 9, we believe four faulty ...
Stephen Zunes, Jacob Mundy, 2010
5
Western Sahara
Western Sahara was formerly a Spanish colony, whose sparse population was often cut off from the rest of the world.
Anthony G. Pazzanita, 1996
6
Western Sahara: The Refugee Nation
This book examines how a new Saharawi identity, culture, and society has emerged in these refugee camps over the past few decades and highlights the impact that the Hispanic, Arab, and African worlds have had in shaping the contours of this ...
Pablo San Martín, 2010
7
Historical dictionary of Western Sahara
The third edition of this Historical Dictionary of Western Sahara provides a substantial amount of information on the area's history, society, and culture by way of hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries, a chronology of events, an ...
Anthony G. Pazzanita, 2006
8
Western Sahara:
The author of this book served in a number of peacekeeping operations in Western Sahara, Darfur andAfganisthan, therefore, has gathered invaluable practical experience about such missions.
Besenyő János, 2009
9
The Western Sahara conflict: the role of natural resources ...
This book gives a comprehensive background to the long running conflict on the status of Western Sahara and particularly highlights the question of the territory's natural resources, such as fish, oil and phosphates.
Pedro Pinto Leite, Claes Olsson, 2006
10
International Law and Self-Determination: The Interplay of ...
MODERN INTERNATIONAL LEGAL HISTORY OF THE CONFLICT OVER THE WESTERN SAHARA CASE STUDY II -PART 1 INTRODUCTION The Western Sahara is that fringe of the Saharan Desert that is on the coast of the African ...
Joshua Castellino, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WESTERN SAHARA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Western Sahara is used in the context of the following news items.
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Newfoundland nuns question PotashCorp dealings in Western Sahara
It concerns the occupied territory of Western Sahara, south of Morocco, in which a Moroccan state-owned company is mining and selling phosphate rock to a ... «CBC.ca, May 15»
2
Security Council extends UN Western Sahara mission through April …
Security Council votes to extend the UN Mission in Western Sahara through April ... Nations mission tasked with monitoring the ceasefire in Western Sahara, ... «UN News Centre, Apr 15»
3
Western Sahara's Polisario threatens to review UN cooperation
Morocco is not a member of the African Union due to Western Sahara. ... solution, which will provide for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara. «Reuters, Apr 15»
4
UN wants 'understanding' of Western Sahara human rights situation
Ban's annual report on Western Sahara stopped short of recommending the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the territory (MINURSO) monitor rights, which the ... «Reuters, Apr 15»
5
Is the UN Shifting Its Approach on Western Sahara?
New York- After an absence that lasted almost a year, Christopher Ross, the United Nations Secretary General's Personal Envoy to the Western Sahara, has ... «Morocco World News, Mar 15»
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Thousands protest in Spain for Western Sahara independence
Madrid (AFP) - Several thousand people demonstrated in Madrid on Sunday in support of independence for the disputed territory of Western Sahara, a former ... «Yahoo News, Nov 14»
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Sahara's Polisario Front threatens new armed struggle
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Polisario Front separatist movement in the Western Sahara (RASD) Mohamed Salem Ould Salek speaks to the press on ... «Yahoo News, Nov 14»
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Western Sahara/Algeria: Refugees Face Curbs on Rights
(Algiers) – Refugees from the Western Sahara conflict who have been living in camps in the Algerian desert for four decades seem to be generally able to leave ... «Human Rights Watch, Oct 14»
9
UN renews Western Sahara mission, but without rights monitors
Rabat wants Western Sahara to be an autonomous part of Morocco. ... Western Sahara is slightly bigger than Britain and has a population of under 500,000. «Reuters, Apr 14»
10
No UN rights monitoring in US draft on Western Sahara mission
The draft has gone to the so-called Group of Friends on Western Sahara - France, ... the U.N. representative for Western Sahara's Polisario Front independence ... «Reuters, Apr 14»

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