Sahel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A region of Africa, between the Sahara to the north and a more humid zone (Sudan) to the south.
  2. An administrative region of Tunisia, in the central east part of the country.

Pronunciation

/səˈhɛl/

Word forms

Sahel

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil, “border of the desert, coastline”).

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