Sahel en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /səˈhɛl/
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil, “border of the desert, coastline”).
Meanings
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A region of Africa, between the Sahara to the north and a more humid zone (Sudan) to the south.
As Russia’s foothold in Africa expands – notably in the mineral-rich Sahel region that is beset by recurring coups, armed rebellion and extremist insurgency – anti-Western sentiments, partly fueled by Russian propaganda, are engineering the exit of Western troops from swathes of territory.
2025 January 18, Nimi Princewill, “Across Africa, Russia is growing in influence. What might Moscow want?”, in CNN:
- An administrative region of Tunisia, in the central east part of the country.
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Translations (19)
ko 사헬 (A region in Africa) · hy Սահել (A region in Africa) · cmn 薩赫勒 /萨赫勒 (A region in Africa) · el Σαχέλ (A region in Africa) · de Sahel (A region in Africa) · ka საჰელი (A region in Africa) · mos sayɛlle (A region in Africa) · ja サヘル (A region in Africa) · eo Sahelo (A region in Africa) · fi Sahel (A region in Africa) · th ซาเฮล (A region in Africa) · uk Сахель (A region in Africa) · pt Sael (A region in Africa) · ru Сахель (A region in Africa) · hi साहिल (A region in Africa) · de Sahelzone (A region in Africa) · pt Sahel (A region in Africa) · pl Sahel (A region in Africa) · es Sahel (A region in Africa)