Western Sahara


Western Sahara

geographical name

Definition of WESTERN SAHARA

territory NW Africa; formerly a Spanish possession, divided 1975 between Mauritania, which gave up its claim in August 1979, & Morocco, which subsequently occupied the entire territory area 102,703 square miles (266,001 square kilometers), pop 213,000
Western Saharan adjective

Variants of WESTERN SAHARA

Western Sahara or formerly Spanish Sahara

Rhymes with WESTERN SAHARA

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