subsaharan

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A form of sub-Saharan — Of or pertaining to that part of Africa which lies south of the Sahara Desert.

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subsaharan1

nounsubsaharan (plural subsaharans)

plural subsaharans

  1. alternativerareAlternative form of sub-Saharan.

    […] found them most closely linked to non-San modern subsaharans.

    2005, Ian Tattersall, The Human Fossil Record, Craniodental Morphology of Genus Homo (Africa and Asia), page 34
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    Ben Bella, the Arab, "won approval of subsaharans," the U.S. State Department noted dryly.

    2004, Piero Gleijeses, Conflicting Missions: Havana, Washington, and Africa, 1959-1976, page 213

    I do not think this article says much about separation between subsaharans and the rest

    1999, ypar, “Re: The egyptians were black”, in sci.anthropology (Usenet)

Subsaharan2

adjectiveSubsaharan (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of sub-Saharan.
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APA

subsaharan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsaharan

MLA

“subsaharan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsaharan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subsaharan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsaharan.

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