Meanings
adjectiveSahrawi (not comparable)
alternative Saharawi · alternative Sahraoui · alternative Sahroui · alternative Saharoui
- not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to Western Sahara, the Sahrawi people or their language Hassaniya Arabic.
nounSahrawi (plural Sahrawis)
plural Sahrawis · alternative Saharawi · alternative Sahraoui · alternative Sahroui · alternative Saharoui
- A person from Western Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara).
Origin
- Arabicصَحْرَاوِيّ“of the desert”
- EnglishSahrawi
From Arabic صَحْرَاوِيّ (ṣaḥrāwiyy, “of the desert”), from صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʔ, “desert”).
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Arabic صَحْرَاوِيّ, صَحْرَاوِيَّة
- صَحْرَاوِيّ (ṣaḥrāwiyy)related to Western Sahara
- صَحْرَاوِيَّة (ṣaḥrāwiyya)related to Western Sahara
- صَحْرَاوِيّ (ṣaḥrāwiyy)a person from Western Sahara
- صَحْرَاوِيَّة (ṣaḥrāwiyya)a person from Western Sahara
Catalan sahrauí, sahrauí
- sahrauírelated to Western Sahara
- sahrauía person from Western Sahara
French sahraoui, sahraouie
- sahraouirelated to Western Sahara
- sahraouierelated to Western Sahara
- saharaouirelated to Western Sahara
- saharaouierelated to Western Sahara
- Sahraouia person from Western Sahara
- Saharaouia person from Western Sahara
German Sahraui, Sahraoui
- Sahrauirelated to Western Sahara
- Sahraouia person from Western Sahara
- Saharawia person from Western Sahara
Portuguese saarauí, saarauí
- saarauírelated to Western Sahara
- saarauía person from Western Sahara
Russian саха́рский, западносаха́рский
- саха́рский (saxárskij)related to Western Sahara
- западносаха́рский (zapadnosaxárskij)related to Western Sahara
- саха́рец (saxárec)a person from Western Sahara
- саха́рка (saxárka)a person from Western Sahara
- западносаха́рец (zapadnosaxárec)a person from Western Sahara
- западносаха́рка (zapadnosaxárka)a person from Western Sahara
Spanish saharaui, saharaui
- saharauirelated to Western Sahara
- saharauia person from Western Sahara
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Cite this entry
APA
Sahrawi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sahrawi
MLA
“Sahrawi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sahrawi. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sahrawi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sahrawi.
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