sub-Saharan

adjective

sub-Sa·​ha·​ran ˌsəb-sə-ˈher-ən 

-ˈhär-

: of, relating to, or being the part of Africa south of the Sahara

Examples of sub-Saharan in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Light for the World was founded in 1988 with a mandate to improve eye health care in sub-Saharan Africa, Ms. Lieser says. —Kang-Chun Cheng, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2024

Cécile Tremblay, a HIV researcher at the University of Montréal, highlighted the drug's potential to tackle the epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa where the disease burden is greatest. —Maria Isabel Barros Guinle, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024

The population of sub-Saharan Africa is projected to double by 2050, according to the United Nations. —Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024

From 17% to 22% of current crop production is projected to be lost in sub-Saharan Africa by mid-century at the current rate of drying. —Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

sub-Saharan

adjective

sub-Sa·​ha·​ran

ˌsəb-sə-ˈhar-ən,

ˈsəb-,

-ˈher-,

-ˈhär-

: of, relating to, or being the part of Africa south of the Sahara