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Sahara
[ suh-har-uh, -hair-uh, -hahr-uh ]
noun
- a desert in northern Africa, extending from the Atlantic Ocean to the Nile valley. About 3,500,000 square miles (9,065,000 square kilometers).
- any arid waste.
Sahara
/ əˈɑːə /
noun
- a desert in N Africa, extending from the Atlantic to the Red Sea and from the Mediterranean to central Mali, Niger, Chad, and the Sudan: the largest desert in the world, occupying over a quarter of Africa; rises to over 3300 m (11 000 ft) in the central mountain system of the Ahaggar and Tibesti massifs; large reserves of iron ore, oil, and natural gas. Area: 9 100 000 sq km (3 500 000 sq miles). Average annual rainfall: less than 254 mm (10 in.). Highest recorded temperature: 58°C (136.4°F)
Sahara
- Desert in northern Africa .
Notes
Other Word Forms
- ·a ·i· adjective
- ٰԲ-·a adjective
- trans-·a adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of Sahara1
Example Sentences
They soured last year when Macron announced France was recognising Moroccan sovereignty of Western Sahara and backed a plan for limited autonomy for the disputed territory.
Set at the Tycoon Correctional Facility, Ty Dolla Sign showed up to the Sahara Tent in handcuffs and a face mask.
Alok will perform on Saturday, April 12 and April 19, at 4:10 p.m. on the Sahara stage.
The following year, he ran the legendary Marathon de Sables, a 155-mile race over six days in the Sahara desert.
The documents also implicate Libyan agents in the destruction of a French airliner that crashed in the Sahara desert in 1989, killing another 170 people.
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