Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [suhb suh-har-uh, -hair-uh, -hahr-uh]
- /sʌb səˈhær ə, -ˈhɛər ə, -ˈhɑr ə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [suhb suh-har-uh, -hair-uh, -hahr-uh]
- /sʌb səˈhær ə, -ˈhɛər ə, -ˈhɑr ə/
Definitions of sub-saharan word
- adjective sub-saharan of, relating to, or in Africa south of the Sahara Desert: a sub-Saharan country; sub-Saharan peoples. 1
- adjective sub-saharan in, of, or relating to Africa south of the Sahara desert 0
- adjective sub-saharan designating or of the part of the African continent south of the Sahara desert 0
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Origin of sub-saharan
First appearance:
before 1960 One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sub-saharan
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sub-saharan popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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