English Explanatory Dictionary

Sahara

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A desert mostly in North Africa and the largest hot desert in the world.

Pronunciation

/səˈhɑːɹə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Sahara.wav /səˈhɛɹə/ /səˈhæɹə/

Word forms

Sahara the Sahara Zaara

Etymology

From Arabic صَحَارَى (ṣaḥārā, “deserts”).

Synonyms

Zaara

Derived words

Saharan Sahara pump theory Saharic Saharo- sub-Sahara
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