Sahel

(sä hel)

region in NC Africa, south of the Sahara, characterized by periodic drought

See Sahel in American Heritage Dictionary 4

A semiarid region of north-central Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Since the 1960s it has been afflicted by prolonged periods of extensive drought.

Related Forms:

  • Sa·helˈi·an adjective
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