sub-Saharan en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English Sahara Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Saharan English sub-Saharan From sub- + Saharan.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to that part of Africa which lies south of the Sahara Desert.
While the average cost of sending money to sub-Saharan Africa is the highest in the world, the cost of digital remittances to the region is less than the global average. If more Africans sent money home via digital services rather than cash, average remittance fees should fall, but receiving money online requires the internet, which is used in sub-Saharan Africa by only 37% of people, according to the World Bank.
2025 February 25, Joshua Korber Hoffman, “It costs more to send money to sub-Saharan Africa than anywhere else in the world: these companies are trying to change that”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Apr 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subsaharan | alternative, rare | lexicographic | |
| Sub-Saharan | alternative, rare | lexicographic | |
| subsaharan | alternative, rare | lexicographic |
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Translations (23)
cs subsaharský (pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara) · ga fo-Shahárach (pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara) · de Subsahara- (pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara) · ru субсаха́рский (pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara) · pl subsaharyjski (pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara) · nl Sub-Saharaans (pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara) · is sunnan Sahara (pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara) · es subsahariano (pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara) · pt subsariano (pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara) · ca subsaharià (pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara) · el υποσαχάριος (pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara) · ru южне́е Саха́ры (pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara) · fi Saharan alapuolinen (pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara) · fr sub-saharien (pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara) · cmn 撒南 (pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara) · hu szubszaharai (pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara) · pt subsaariano (pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara) · ru к ю́гу от Саха́ры (pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara) · fi Saharan eteläpuolinen (pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara) · fr subsaharien (pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara) · gl subsahariano (pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara) · it subsahariano (pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara) · hy անդրսահարյան (pertaining to that part of Africa south of the Sahara)