Sahel
English
Etymology
From Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil, “border of the desert”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sahel
- A region of Africa, between the Sahara to the north and a more humid zone (Sudan) to the south.
- One of the six regions of Tunisia, in the central east part of the country
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
A region in Africa
References
Anagrams
German
Etymology
Ultimately from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic
Proper noun
Sahel m (genitive Sahel or Sahels)
Synonyms
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