Meanings
sub-Saharan Africa1
alternative Sub-Saharan Africa · alternative Subsaharan Africa
- Africa south of the Sahara, particularly used to distinguish the areas chiefly populated by dark-skinned peoples.
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While the average cost of sending money to sub-Saharan Africa is the highest in the world, the cost of digital remittances to the region is less than the global average. If more Africans sent money home via digital services rather than cash, average remittance fees should fall, but receiving money online requires the internet, which is used in sub-Saharan Africa by only 37% of people, according to the World Bank.
2025 February 25, Joshua Korber Hoffman, “It costs more to send money to sub-Saharan Africa than anywhere else in the world: these companies are trying to change that”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Apr 2025Synonyms: black Africa, darkest Africa, Negroland, Nigritia, SSA, Subsahara
Sub-Saharan Africa2
- uncountableAlternative letter-case form of sub-Saharan Africa.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAfrica south of the Sahara, particularly used to distinguish the areas chiefly populated by dark-skinned peoples.
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 撒哈拉以南非洲, 黑非洲
- 撒哈拉以南非洲 (saat³ haa¹ laai¹ ji⁵ naam⁴ fei¹ zau¹)Africa south of the Sahara, chiefly populated by dark-skinned peoples
- 黑非洲 (hak¹ fei¹ zau¹, haak¹ fei¹ zau¹)Africa south of the Sahara, chiefly populated by dark-skinned peoples
Chinese Mandarin 撒哈拉以南非洲, 黑非洲
- 撒哈拉以南非洲Africa south of the Sahara, chiefly populated by dark-skinned peoples
- 黑非洲 (Hēi Fēizhōu)Africa south of the Sahara, chiefly populated by dark-skinned peoples
Finnish Saharan eteläpuolinen Afrikka
- Saharan eteläpuolinen AfrikkaAfrica south of the Sahara, chiefly populated by dark-skinned peoples
French Afrique noire, Afrique subsaharienne
- Afrique noireAfrica south of the Sahara, chiefly populated by dark-skinned peoples
- Afrique subsaharienneAfrica south of the Sahara, chiefly populated by dark-skinned peoples
Hindi उप-सहारा अफ़्रीका
- उप-सहारा अफ़्रीका (up-sahārā afrīkā)Africa south of the Sahara, chiefly populated by dark-skinned peoples
Irish an Afraic fho-Shahárach
- an Afraic fho-ShahárachAfrica south of the Sahara, chiefly populated by dark-skinned peoples
Japanese ブラックアフリカ
- ブラックアフリカ (burakku Afurika)Africa south of the Sahara, chiefly populated by dark-skinned peoples
Polish Afryka Subsaharyjska
- Afryka SubsaharyjskaAfrica south of the Sahara, chiefly populated by dark-skinned peoples
Cite this entry
sub-Saharan Africa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sub-Saharan%20Africa
“sub-Saharan Africa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sub-Saharan%20Africa. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sub-Saharan Africa,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sub-Saharan%20Africa.
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