Saharan
Variant of Sahara
Sahara
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Sa·hara (sə har′ə, -her′ə, -hä′rə)
vast desert region in N Africa, extending from the Atlantic to the Nile (or to the Red Sea): c. 3,500,000 sq mi (9,064,965 sq km)
Etymology: Ar ṣaḥrā' (pl. ṣaḥārā), desert
Related Forms:
- Saharan Sa·ha′·ran adjective
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