Etymology

Sahel

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Today it means: A region of Africa, between the Sahara to the north and a more humid zone (Sudan) to the south. Full definition →

Arabic سَاحِل
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromسَاحِل
  2. Arabic · borrowed fromسَاحِل
  3. English todaySahel

Borrowed from Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil, “border of the desert, coastline”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.