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 last time a sub-Saharan African nation led the conference was back in 2011 when the talks were held in South Africa.
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Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Opportunities also abound to sell credits for switching from fossil fuel stoves—some 80% of sub-Saharan Africans use wood or charcoal for cooking—to solar or biomass.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
An Updown girl buried with adornments befitting the seventh-century Anglo-Saxon elite had a sub-Saharan African grandparent, and the Slavicization of Eurasia was the result of east-to-west migration rather than of top-down imposition by Slavic elites.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Over 300,000 venomous snakebites are reported every year in sub-Saharan Africa, frequently resulting in over 7,000 deaths and as many as 14,000 limb amputations.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2025
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Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Opportunities also abound to sell credits for switching from fossil fuel stoves—some 80% of sub-Saharan Africans use wood or charcoal for cooking—to solar or biomass.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
An Updown girl buried with adornments befitting the seventh-century Anglo-Saxon elite had a sub-Saharan African grandparent, and the Slavicization of Eurasia was the result of east-to-west migration rather than of top-down imposition by Slavic elites.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Over 300,000 venomous snakebites are reported every year in sub-Saharan Africa, frequently resulting in over 7,000 deaths and as many as 14,000 limb amputations.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 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 20 Nov. 2025.
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