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
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The Anopheles mosquitoes found in sub-Saharan Africa, where malaria is endemic, almost exclusively bite humans, so their chances of spreading the parasite are pretty high.
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Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2025
Why cash cut deaths For many living across rural sub-Saharan Africa, getting to a health facility, and paying for care there, can be difficult, especially when pregnant.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 18 Aug. 2025
In sub-Saharan Africa, 600 million people—about 53 percent—still have no access to electricity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Aug. 2025
In many regions, such as Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa, this lack of device support is a significant blocker to adoption.
—Dmitri Verbovski, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2025
Why cash cut deaths For many living across rural sub-Saharan Africa, getting to a health facility, and paying for care there, can be difficult, especially when pregnant.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 18 Aug. 2025
In sub-Saharan Africa, 600 million people—about 53 percent—still have no access to electricity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Aug. 2025
In many regions, such as Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa, this lack of device support is a significant blocker to adoption.
—Dmitri Verbovski, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sub-Saharan
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“Sub-Saharan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sub-Saharan. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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