sahara
noun
Simple meaning
The world's largest desert in northern Africa.
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Definition
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noun
The world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa
A desert in North Africa and the largest hot desert in the world.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
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The world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa.
An area in northwestern Africa with rich phosphate deposits.
An area in northwestern Africa with rich phosphate deposits.
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Of or relating to or situated in the region south of the Sahara Desert.
The region of Africa to the south of the Sahara Desert.
A family of East African languages spoken by Nilotic peoples from the Sahara south to Kenya and Tanzania.
A family of East African languages spoken by Nilotic peoples from the Sahara south to Kenya and Tanzania.
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