Definition of Sub-Saharan

1. Adjective. Of or relating to or situated in the region south of the Sahara Desert.

Partainyms: Sahara

Definition of Sub-Saharan

1. Adjective. (alternative spelling of sub-Saharan) ¹

2. Adjective. Of or pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara desert. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sub-Saharan

suaveness
suavenesses
suaver
suaves
suavest
suavified
suavifies
suavify
suavifying
suaviloquent
suaviloquy
suavities
suavity
sub
sub-
sub-Saharan (current term)
sub-Saharan Africa
sub-atomic
sub-brown dwarf
sub-brown dwarfs
sub-categories
sub-category
sub-clinical
sub-deacon
sub-deacons
sub-discipline
sub-excavation
sub-interval

Literary usage of Sub-Saharan

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Impact of HIV-AIDS on World Population by Peter O. Way (1994)
"HIV Infected for sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America, by Mode of Transmission: 1992 sub-Saharan Africa Latin America Source: Mann, ct al., 1992. ..."

2. Energy Policies Of IEA Countries: 2006 Review by International Energy Agency, SourceOECD (Online service) (2006)
"... economic growth and peace.35 sub-Saharan AFRICA ANGOLA Angola is Africa's second-largest oil producer after Nigeria, producing approximately 1.46 mb/d ..."

3. Women in Rice Farming: Proceedings of a Conference on Women in Rice Farming by International Rice Research Institute (1985)
"THE IMPACT OF RICE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ON WOMEN: ISSUES, FACTS, ACHIEVEMENTS AND PROBLEMS Traditional rice farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa The most ..."

4. Food in the Third World: Past Trends and Projections to 2000 by Leonardo A. Paulino (1986)
"Although sub-Saharan Africa's food imports in the late 1970s were relatively small compared to those of other regions, the region's food trade trends show ..."

5. Trends in Adolescent Fertility and Contraceptive Use in the Developing World by Thomas M. McDevitt, Arjun Adlakha, Timothy B. Fowler, Vera Harris-Bourne (1997)
"However, approximately one million more births will occur each year to teenage mothers in sub-Saharan Africa. This represents a 23 percent increase in ..."

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