Western Sahara

US/ˈwɛstɚn səˈhɛəɹə/England/ˈwɛstən səˈhɑːɹə/

proper noun

A territory and former Spanish colony in North Africa; about 70% is occupied by Morocco, which claims ownership over the territory as its Southern Provinces, while 30% is governed by its native inhabitants as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

Similar
Spanish Sahara
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A territory and former Spanish colony in North Africa; about 70% is occupied by Morocco, which claims ownership over the territory as its Southern Provinces, while 30% is governed by its native inhabitants as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

    Synonyms: Spanish Sahara

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA territory and former Spanish colony in North Africa; about 70% is occupied by Morocco, which claims ownership over the territory as its Southern Provinces, while 30% is governed by its native inhabitants as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

Similar
Spanish Sahara

Translations

Afrikaans Wes-Sahara
  • Wes-Saharaa territory in North Africa
Arabic الصَّحْرَاء الْغَرْبِيَّة
  • الصَّحْرَاء الْغَرْبِيَّة (aṣ-ṣaḥrāʔ al-ḡarbiyya)a territory in North Africa
Basque Mendebaldeko Sahara
  • Mendebaldeko Saharaa territory in North Africa
Bengali পশ্চিম সাহারা
  • পশ্চিম সাহারা (pościm śahara)a territory in North Africa
Bulgarian За́падна Саха́ра
  • За́падна Саха́ра (Západna Sahára)a territory in North Africa
Catalan Sàhara Occidental
  • Sàhara Occidentala territory in North Africa
Chinese Cantonese 西撒哈拉
  • 西撒哈拉 (sai¹ saat³ haa¹ laai¹)a territory in North Africa
Chinese Mandarin 西撒哈拉
  • 西撒哈拉 (Xī Sāhālā)a territory in North Africa
Czech Západní Sahara
  • Západní Saharaa territory in North Africa
Danish Vestsahara
  • Vestsaharaa territory in North Africa
Dutch Westelijke Sahara
  • Westelijke Saharaa territory in North Africa
Esperanto Okcidenta Saharo, Saharo Okcidenta
  • Okcidenta Saharoa territory in North Africa
  • Saharo Okcidentaa territory in North Africa
Estonian Lääne-Sahara
  • Lääne-Saharaa territory in North Africa
Finnish Länsi-Sahara
  • Länsi-Saharaa territory in North Africa
French Sahara occidental
  • Sahara occidentala territory in North Africa
German Westsahara
  • Westsaharaa territory in North Africa
Greek Δυτική Σαχάρα
  • Δυτική Σαχάρα (Dytikí Sachára)a territory in North Africa
Hebrew סהרה המערבית
  • סהרה המערבית (sahara ha-ma'aravít)a territory in North Africa
Hindi पश्चिमी सहारा
  • पश्चिमी सहारा (paścimī sahārā)a territory in North Africa
Hungarian Nyugat-Szahara
  • Nyugat-Szaharaa territory in North Africa
Icelandic Vestur-Sahara
  • Vestur-Saharaa territory in North Africa
Indonesian Sahara Barat
  • Sahara Barata territory in North Africa
Italian Sahara Occidentale
  • Sahara Occidentalea territory in North Africa
Japanese 西サハラ
  • 西サハラa territory in North Africa
Korean 서사하라
  • 서사하라 (Seosahara)a territory in North Africa
Latvian Rietumsahāra
  • Rietumsahāraa territory in North Africa
Lithuanian Vakarų Sachara
  • Vakarų Sacharaa territory in North Africa
Malay Sahara Barat
  • Sahara Barata territory in North Africa
Norwegian Bokmål Vest-Sahara
  • Vest-Saharaa territory in North Africa
Polish Sahara Zachodnia
  • Sahara Zachodniaa territory in North Africa
Portuguese Saara Ocidental
  • Saara Ocidentala territory in North Africa
Romanian Sahara Occidentală
  • Sahara Occidentalăa territory in North Africa
Russian За́падная Саха́ра
  • За́падная Саха́ра (Západnaja Saxára)a territory in North Africa
Slovak Západná Sahara
  • Západná Saharaa territory in North Africa
Spanish Sahara Occidental
  • Sahara Occidentala territory in North Africa
Swahili Sahara Magharibi
  • Sahara Magharibia territory in North Africa
Swedish Västsahara
  • Västsaharaa territory in North Africa
Tagalog Kanluraning Sahara
  • Kanluraning Saharaa territory in North Africa
Thai ซาฮาราตะวันตก
  • ซาฮาราตะวันตก (saa-haa-raa dtà-wan-dtòk)a territory in North Africa
Turkish Batı Sahra
  • Batı Sahraa territory in North Africa
Ukrainian За́хідна Саха́ра
  • За́хідна Саха́ра (Záxidna Saxára)a territory in North Africa
Urdu مَغْرِبی صَحارا
  • مَغْرِبی صَحارا (maġribī sahārā)a territory in North Africa
Vietnamese Tây Xa-ha-ra
  • Tây Xa-ha-raa territory in North Africa
Welsh Gorllewin Sahara
  • Gorllewin Saharaa territory in North Africa
Cite this entry
APA

Western Sahara. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Western%20Sahara

MLA

“Western Sahara.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Western%20Sahara. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Western Sahara,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Western%20Sahara.

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