sub-Saharan Africa

See also: Sub-Saharan Africa

English

Alternative forms

• Sub-Saharan Africa, Subsaharan Africa

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

sub-Saharan Africa

1. Africa south of the Sahara, particularly used to distinguish the areas chiefly populated by dark-skinned peoples.

Synonyms

• Subsahara, black Africa; darkest Africa, Negroland, Nigritia (dated, racist)

Translations

Africa south of the Sahara, chiefly populated by dark-skinned peoples

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 黑非洲 (hak¹ fei¹ zau¹, haak¹ fei¹ zau¹)

  Mandarin: 黑非洲 (zh) (Hēi Fēizhōu)

• Finnish: Saharan eteläpuolinen Afrikka
• French: Afrique noire (fr) f, Afrique subsaharienne (fr) f
• Irish: an Afraic fho-Shahárach f
• Japanese: ブラックアフリカ (burakku Afurika)
• Polish: Afryka Subsaharyjska f