Sahara
pronunciation
How to pronounce Sahara in British English:
UK [səˈhɑ:rə]
How to pronounce Sahara in American English:
US [səˈhɛrə, -ˈhæə, -ˈhɑrə]
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- Noun:
- the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa
Word Origin
- Sahara
- 1610s, from Arabic çahra "desert" (plural çahara), according to Klein, noun use of fem. of the adjective asharu "yellowish red." Related: Saharan.
Example
- 1. The western sahara row has made matters worse .
- 2. Much like the sahara in africa , desertification also threatens south australia .
- 3. Campaigners say it is the biggest demonstration since morocco took control of western sahara .
- 4. Morocco is renegotiating a fishing agreement with europe which includes the seas off western sahara .
- 5. South of the sahara , the virus has spread mainly through sex between men and women .